Fossil specimen : BGS GSd5977 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Spondylus guttarus (Sharpe) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Spondylus guttarus (Sharpe) |
| Registration No. | GSd5977 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol Soc Coll (Sharpe Coll) 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Faringdon Greensand |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Faringdon. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Greensand Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Albian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Aptian Age (Cretaceous Period) (100.5 – 126.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Sharpe. 1854. Quart Journ Geol Soc p.197 6 fig 4a 4b |
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