Fossil specimen : IPSMG IPSMG:R.1870.76N.225 – Undifferentiated Type
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom ANIMALIA Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Murex canhami S. V. Wood 1872 |
| Type Status | Undifferentiated Type |
| Name History | Murex canhami S. V. Wood 1872 |
| Registration No. | IPSMG:R.1870.76N.225 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Canham Collection |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
|
| Comments | Type specimen: shell of the gastropod mollusc Murex canhami from the Red Crag at Waldringfield. Type according to Bell (1917, p.8): Wood (1872), p.30, pl.7, fig. 14 (confirmed) |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Waldringfield, Suffolk |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Red Crag Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Thurnian Stage (Quaternary Period) – Piacenzian Age (Neogene Period) (2.12 – 3.6 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Gelasian Age – Piacenzian Age ] |
| References | Supplement to the Crag Mollusca, comprising Testacea from the Upper Tertiaries of the East of England. Volume III. Part I. Univalves Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society, p.30, pl. VII, Fig. 14 |
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