Loc. 5 [Ishiizawa Fm]: Middle Miocene, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Antalis sp.
Adams and Adams 1854
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula jimboana
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Cryptonatica sp.
Dall 1892
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassariidae indet.
Iredale 1916
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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? Inquisitor sp.
Hedley 1918
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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? Mizuhopecten sp.
Masuda 1963
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Limatula (Limatula) cf. vladivostokensis
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara (Anadara) hokkaidoensis
Noda 1966
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29 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idensis
(Kanno 1956)
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198 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Glycymeris idensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Peronidia protovenulosa
Nomura 1935
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Megangulus protovenulosa | ||||||||||
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? Macoma sp.
Leach 1819
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Dosinia (Kaneharaia) cf. kaneharai
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4 individuals | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Dosinia (Kaneharaia) kaneharai rumoiensis | ||||||||||
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Dosinia (Phacosoma) ettyuensis
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Mercenaria yiizukai
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15 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula (Pseudocardium) haboroensis
(Yokoyama 1927)
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Myidae
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? Cryptomya sp.
Conrad 1848
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen cf. krusenstearni
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panope japonica
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| corrected as Panopea | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Pandoridae
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Pandora sp.
Bruguière 1797
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinoma cf. annulata
(Reeve 1850)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Lucinoma annulatum | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 42.8° North, 143.8° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.4° North, 142.2° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Middle Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 15.98000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Ishiizawa | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Ishiizawa Fm, which unconformably overlies the Tokomuro Fm (Middle Miocene). AGE: Middle Miocene on the basis of molluscan biostratigraphy. Approximately correlated with the lower part of the Togeshita Formation. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in regional section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified "siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, but certainly siliciclastic. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithifed on the basis of figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Coastal marine, siliciclastic environment. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Presumably K. Amano (c. 1980's). REPOSITORY: Joetsu University of Education, Japan (JUE) | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, using moderately recent nomenclature, subgenus and species level designations. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 81704 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-07-11 20:22:45 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2009-07-11 20:22:45 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 27590. | K. Amano. 1986. Age and characteristics of the so-called "Atsunai-Togeshita fauna" in Hokkaido. Paleontological Society of Japan Special Papers 29:187-198 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |