Kwantô (Pleistocene of Japan)
Where: Japan (33.0° N, 131.0° E: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 131.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Late Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From raised beach deposits.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: foreshore; unlithified lithology not reported
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Presumably unlithified.
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Unknown.
Primary reference: S. Nomura. 1932. Mollusca from the raised beach deposits of the Kwantô region. Science reports of the Tohoku Imperial University. 2nd series, Geology 15(2):65-141 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 96943: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 13.07.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, with antiquated nomenclature, but with species-resolution identifications.
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| unclassified | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Crepidula (Bostrycapulus) gravispinosus Kuroda and Habe 1950 slipper shell | |
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Tympanotonos cingulatus horn snail | |
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Batillaria zonalis snail
Batillaria multiformis snail | |
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Cerithium kobelti cerith snail | |
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Thiara libertina snail | |
"Polinices (Neverita) didyma" = Glossaulax didyma
"Polinices (Neverita) didyma" = Glossaulax didyma Röding 1798 moon snail | |
"Thylacodes imbricatus" = Vermetus (Thylaeodus)
"Thylacodes imbricatus" = Vermetus (Thylaeodus) worm shell | |
"Cypraea (Purpuradusta) gracilis" = Purpuradusta gracilis
"Cypraea (Purpuradusta) gracilis" = Purpuradusta gracilis Gaskoin 1848 cowry | |
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Cancellaria spengleriana snail
Cancellaria laticosta snail | |
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Fasciolaria trapezium tulip snail | |
"Engina menkeana" = Enzinopsis menkeana, "Latrunculus japonicus" = Babylonia japonica
"Engina menkeana" = Enzinopsis menkeana Dunker 1860 true whelk
"Latrunculus japonicus" = Babylonia japonica Reeve 1842 true whelk | |
"Hemifusus ternatanus" = Volema (Hemifusus) ternatanus
"Hemifusus ternatanus" = Volema (Hemifusus) ternatanus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
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Nassarius festivus snail
Nassarius livescens snail | |
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Columbella versicolor snail
"Columbella (Astyris) martensi" = Astyris snail
"Astyris varians" = Astyris snail | |
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Leptoconchus rostratus snail | |
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Xymene contractus murex snail
Rapana thomasiana murex snail | |
"Strombus luhuanus" = Strombus (Conomurex) luhuanus
"Strombus luhuanus" = Strombus (Conomurex) luhuanus Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Stomatella articulata, Clanculus bronni, Trochus (Infandibulum) rota, "Tegula (Chlorostoma) rugata" = Chlorostoma
Clanculus bronni top snail
Trochus (Infandibulum) rota top snail
"Tegula (Chlorostoma) rugata" = Chlorostoma top snail | |
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Turbo cornutus snail | |
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Diodora elaborata snail | |
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Haliotis japonicum abalone
Haliotis gigantea abalone | |
| Bivalvia | |
"Saxicava arctica" = Hiatella arctica
"Saxicava arctica" = Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
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Solen gouldii clam | |
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam | |
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Chama semipurpurata jewel box | |
Venerupis mitis, Venerupis macrophylla, Paphia (Ruditapes) philippinarum, Dosinia japonica, Petricola lapicida
Venerupis mitis venus clam
Venerupis macrophylla venus clam
Paphia (Ruditapes) philippinarum venus clam
Dosinia japonica venus clam
Petricola lapicida Gmelin 1792 venus clam | |
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Mactra veneriformis clam
Mactra sulcataria clam | |
"Tellina (Arcopagia) diaphana" = Arcopagia
"Tellina (Arcopagia) diaphana" = Arcopagia tellin clam | |
"Codakia (Jagonia) bella" = Ctena
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Cardita cumingiana clam | |
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Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Lithophaga nasuta mussel
Modiolus traillii mussel
Modiolaria semigranata mussel | |
"Pecten (Chlamys) irregularis" = Laevichlamys irregularis, "Pecten (Chlamys) historicus" = Chlamys, "Pecten (Chlamys) laetus" = Chlamys, Spondylus cruentus
"Pecten (Chlamys) irregularis" = Laevichlamys irregularis Sowerby 1842 scallop
"Pecten (Chlamys) historicus" = Chlamys scallop SUBSPECIES: Pecten (Chlamys) irregularis spectabilis
"Pecten (Chlamys) laetus" = Chlamys scallop
Spondylus cruentus scallop | |
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Plicatula irregularis scallop | |
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Anomia lischkei jingle | |
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Pinctada margaritifera Linnaeus 1758 pearl oyster | |
"Ostrea crenulifera" = Dendostrea crenulifera, "Ostrea gigas" = Crassostrea gigas
"Ostrea crenulifera" = Dendostrea crenulifera Sowerby 1873 oyster
"Ostrea gigas" = Crassostrea gigas Thunberg 1793 giant Pacific oyster | |
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster SUBSPECIES: Ostrea hyotis imbricata
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"Arca (Barbatia) stearnsi" = Barbatia (Ustularca) stearnsii, "Arca (Barbatia) fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca, "Arca (Scapharca) granosa" = Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa, "Arca (Scapharca) subcrenata" = Scapharca, "Arca (Scapharca) satowi" = Scapharca satowi, "Arca (Navicula) arabica" = Lamarcka avellana, "Arca (Barbatia) reticulata" = Acar domingensis
"Arca (Barbatia) stearnsi" = Barbatia (Ustularca) stearnsii Pilsbry 1895 clam
"Arca (Barbatia) fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca Bruguiére 1792 clam
"Arca (Scapharca) granosa" = Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Arca (Scapharca) subcrenata" = Scapharca clam
"Arca (Scapharca) satowi" = Scapharca satowi Dunker 1882 clam
"Arca (Navicula) arabica" = Lamarcka avellana Lamarck 1819 clam
"Arca (Barbatia) reticulata" = Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819 miniature ark | |
"Arca (Barbatia) symmetrica" = Arcopsis symmetrica
"Arca (Barbatia) symmetrica" = Arcopsis symmetrica Reeve 1844 clam | |
"Arca (Barbatia) decussata" = Glycymeris decussata
"Arca (Barbatia) decussata" = Glycymeris decussata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |