Fossil specimen : BGS GSM99294 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Doridiscus rotulus Casey |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Doridiscus rotulus Casey |
| Registration No. | GSM99294 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Casey R 1961 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Ferruginous Sand Group IX Bed 35a |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Chale Bay Isle of Wight |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Greensand Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | gracile |
| Geological Age |
Albian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Aptian Age (Cretaceous Period) (100.5 – 126.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Casey. 1961. Mon Pal Soc p.139 XXVI fig 8 44c d e |
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