Fossil specimen : BGS GSM96964 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Nuculoida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Nucula headonensis Morris |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Nucula headonensis Morris |
| Registration No. | GSM96964 |
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| Collector | Gibbs R 1852 – 1856 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Colwell Bay Isle of Wight |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Headon Beds And Osborne Beds (Undifferentiated) |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Bartonian Age (Palaeogene Period) (37.8 – 41.2 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Morris in Forbes. 1856. Tertiary Fluvio-Marine Formation of the Isle of Wight Mem Geol Surv p.156 VI fig 12 |
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