Fossil specimen : BGS GSM93018 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Carbonicola proxima Eager |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Carbonicola proxima Eager Carbonicola crispa |
| Registration No. | GSM93018 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Survey 1950 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Coal Measures Lenisulcata zone 28ft above base of Norton Coal (6"). Cyclothem IX Rae. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Mapperley Bh - Mapperley Park - Derbys. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Coal Measures Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Westphalian Stage (Carboniferous Period) (308 – 319 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Moscovian Age – Bashkirian Age ] |
| References | Eager 1953 1954 Mem & Proc March Lit & Phil Soc 95 p.11-13 pl1.,fig9 2c Eager 1956 Liv & Manch Geol Journal I 4 p.350-365 plxxvi.,figx 10a |
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