Fossil specimen : BGS GSM49170 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Teichaster stokesii (Forbes) |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Teichaster stokesii (Forbes) Goniaster stokesii (Forbes) |
| Registration No. | GSM49170 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Stokes C Esq |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Sheppey |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | London Clay Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Eocene Epoch (Palaeogene Period) (33.9 – 56 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Forbes E. 1848. Mem Geol Surv British Fossil Asteroidae p.475 Forbes E. 1849. Mem Geol Surv Dec I p.1-2 III fig 1d Wienberg-Rosmussen H. 1972. Kongel Dansk Vid Selsk Biologiske p.52-53 19 fig 7 |
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