Fossil specimen : BGS GSM16306 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Class Echinoidea Order Palaechinoidea |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Maccoya sphaerica (McCoy) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Maccoya sphaerica (McCoy) |
| Registration No. | GSM16306 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Unknown |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | [XIII 2/36 (XIII 6/4)] |
| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Kildare - Ireland. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Dinantian Subsystem (Carboniferous Period) (326.4 – 359.2 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Bailey (1864) Journ Roy Geol Soc Ireland p 89 as sphaericus McCoy p.89 Jackson (1912) Mem Boston Soc Nat Hist Vol 7 Pl 52 fig 5 p 317 p.317 pl52.,fig5 McCoy (1844) CArb Lmst Fossils of Ireland Pl 24 fig 5 as Palaechinus sphaericus McCoy p 172 p.172 pl24.,fig5 |
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