Fossil specimen : BGS GSM6577 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Melonechinus etheridgii (Keeping) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Melonechinus etheridgii (Keeping) |
| Registration No. | GSM6577 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Park, J. pres'd 1852 or 53 1852 – 1853 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | [XIII 2/30 (XIII 6/2)] |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Clitheroe,Lancs |
| 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 | Jackson (1896) Bull Geol Soc Am Vol 7 p 240 as Melonites etheridgii Keeping p.240 Jackson (1912) Mem Boston Soc Nat Hist Vol 7 Pl 58 fig 4 Pl 59 fig 6 p 385 p.385 pl58,9.,figs4,6 Keeping (1876) QJGS Vol 32 p 397 fig 1 2 as Melonites etherigii Keeping p.395-397 figs1,2 Klem (1904) Trans Acad Sci St Louis Vol 14 p1-98 as Melonites etheridgii Keeping p.1-98 |
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