Fossil specimen : BGS WE2257 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Carbonicola obliquissima Trueman & Weir |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Carbonicola obliquissima Trueman & Weir |
| Registration No. | WE2257 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Survey 1944 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Coal Measures. 60-70ft above Tupton. Upper Communis zone. 1" = 125. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Manchester Wood BH - NW Mapperley Colliery - Derbyshire. |
| 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 | Trueman & Weir 1947 Pal Soc Monog plvii.,fig15 |
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