Fossil specimen : BGS h117 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Plagiostoma overstonesis Cox |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Plagiostoma overstonesis Cox – See Cox, LR (1943): Holotype |
| Registration No. | h117 |
|---|---|
| Collector | British Geological Survey 1869 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Inferior OOlite - Northampton Sands. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Overstone - Northampton. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Northampton Sand Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Aalenian Age (Jurassic Period) (170.3 – 174.1 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Cox, LR. 1943. Proc Malac Soc p.164 pl15.,fig31 |
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