Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.2283 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Tessarolax fittoni (Forbes) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Tessarolax fittoni (Forbes) Pteroceras fittoni (Forbes) |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.2283 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | GeolSoc Forbes Ibbetson Fitton |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Atherfield |
| 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 | Forbes. 1845. QJGS p.351 IV fig 6 Gardner. 1875. Dec II p.294 |
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