Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.2479 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Ostracoda Order Podocopida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Theriosynoecum fittoni (Mantell) |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Theriosynoecum fittoni (Mantell) – See Sohn & Anderson (1964) Cypris fittoni – See Mantell (1844) Cypris tuburculata Sowerby pars – See Sowerby J de C in Fitton (1836) |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.2479 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol Soc (Fitton Dr ) 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | see Mik(M)1905001 Wealden Shales |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Punfield Dorset |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Vectis Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Aptian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Barremian Age (Cretaceous Period) (113 – 130.8 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Mantell. 1844. Medds of Creation (2) p.545 pl.119 fig 2 as Cypris fittoni Sohn IO & Anderson FW. 1964. The Ont. of Theriosynoecum fittoni (Mantell). Palaeontology Vol 7, Part 1 p.73-74 see Mik(M) 1905001 Sowerby J de C in Fitton. 1836. Observations on some of the strata between the Chalk and the Oxford Oolite. Trans Geol Soc Lond, Vol IV pl.XXI fig 2a as Cypris turbuculata |
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