Daviesiella destinezi (Vaughan), a Lower Carboniferous Index Fossil in North-West Ireland

1 June 1953

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine

Vol. 90 (3) , 193-200
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800064190

Abstract

Daviesiella destinezi (Vaughan), a large concavo-convex brachiopod, is very common in some of the Lower Carboniferous limestones of North-West Ireland. It appears to be confined to the C₂S₁ subzone. Easily recognizable in the field, it is thus a useful index fossil of the subzone. As the previous descriptions of the species are far from complete, a detailed description of some unusually well-preserved specimens from Co. Fermanagh is given and an attempt is made to relate certain features of the morphology of the specimens to their environment.

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