Object: Lamp shell, Rhizothyris elongata Thomson, 1920; holotype
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Registration Number  BR.001350
Phylum  Brachiopoda
Class  Rhynchonellata
Family  Terebratulidae
Scientific NameType Status
Rhizothyris elongata Thomson, 1920holotype
Common / Maori name  lamp shell, brachiopod
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  South Island
Precise locality  Hutchinson's Quarry, Oamaru, Gee Greensand above limestone
Collected By  McKay, Alexander
Date collected  1876
Section  Molluscs

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