Fossil specimen : BGS Zh3224 – Paratype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Anthracosphaerium propinquum (Melville) |
| Type Status | Paratype |
| Name History | Anthracosphaerium propinquum (Melville) Carbonicola propinquum (Melville) |
| Registration No. | Zh3224 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Stobbs,JT 1942 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Roof of 5ft Coal |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Silverdale - N Staffs. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Coal Measures Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Lower similis-pulchra |
| Geological Age |
Westphalian Stage (Carboniferous Period) (308 – 319 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Moscovian Age – Bashkirian Age ] |
| References | Melville RV 1946 Ann Mag Nat Hist Ser II XIII VII p.321 Trueman & Weir 1954 Mon Brit Carb Non Marine Lamellibranchs Pal Soc VII p.193 pl.XXV,fig.7-14 26f,k,l,r |
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