Fossil specimen : BGS GSM35885 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Order - |
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| Fossil Name | Polyphemopsis elongatus Portlock |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Polyphemopsis elongatus Portlock |
| Registration No. | GSM35885 |
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| Collector | Portlock |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Desertcreat, Caradoc |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) (449 – 458.4 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | J Brookes Knight "Palaeozoic Gastropod Genotypes" Geol. Soc. Amer. Special Papers No 32, 1941 p.266 pl 92 figs 8a,8c Reed 1952 Proc Roy Irish Acad 55 B No 3 p.85 |
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