Kikai Island, Kamikatetsu, reef molluscs: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Bullus vernicosus
Clacus pica
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) corscum
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septifer excisus Weigmann 1837
recombined as Septifer (Septifer) excisus
Trichomya hirsuta
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arca (Barbatia) symmetrica (Reeve 1844)
recombined as Arcopsis symmetrica
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Pseudogrammatodon pacificus n. sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris subpectiniformis n. sp.
Glycymeris hanzawai n. sp.
Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Tucetona pectinata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea granulosa Jonas 1846
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Arca) adamsiana Dunker 1866
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) adamsiana
Arca (Barbatia) fusca (Bruguiére 1792)
recombined as Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca
Arca (Bathyarca) zenophoricola
original and current combination Bathyarca
Arca (Arca) cornea Reeve 1844
recombined as Scapharca cornea
Arca (Arca) kikaizimana n. sp. Nomura and Zinbo 1934
recombined as Kikaiarca kikaizimana
Arca (Barbatia) reticulata (Gmelin 1792)
synonym of Acar domingensis
Arca (Navicula) navicularis (Bruguière 1789)
original and current combination Arca navicularis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis skinoshitai
Limopsis multistriata Forsskal 1775
recombined as Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea musashiana Yokoyama 1920
recombined as Neopycnodonta musashiana
Ostrea imbricata Lamarck 1819
recombined as Hyotissa imbricata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria loveni
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Vulsella vulsella Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Pecten) irregularis Sowerby 1842
recombined as Laevichlamys irregularis
Pecten (Decadopecten) plicus
Pecten (Vola) sinensis
Pecten (Vola) tricarinatus
Pecten (Pecten) porphyreus
Pecten (Pecten) fulvicostatus
Pecten (Propeamusium) cmadoritinctus
Pecten (Aequipecten) inaequivalvis Sowerby 1842
recombined as Haumea inaequivalvis
Pecten (Amusium) japonicus
corrected as Amusium
Pecten (Amusium) sibogai
corrected as Amusium
Pecten (Aequipecten) nux Reeve 1853
recombined as Cryptopecten nux
Pecten (Aequipecten) vesiculosus Dunker 1877
recombined as Cryptopecten vesiculosus
Pecten (Aequipecten) reevei
original and current combination Aequipecten
Pecten (Aequipecten) spectabilis
original and current combination Aequipecten
Pecten (Aequipecten) kikaiensis n. sp.
original and current combination Aequipecten
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus nicobaricus
Spondylus regius Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula australis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Ctenoides) oshimensis
original and current combination Ctenoides
Lima (Limea) limopsis n. sp.
Lima (Limatula) japonica
original and current combination Limatula
Lima (Limatula) bullata
original and current combination Limatula
Lima (Limatula) jacksonensis
original and current combination Limatula
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia millegrana n. sp.
Venericardia quadriangulata n. sp.
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Parvilucina) pisidium
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
Codakia (Jagonia) divergens (Philippi 1850)
recombined as Ctena (Ctena) divergens
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula rotalis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Trachicardium) infantule n. sp. Nomura and Zinbo 1934
recombined as Afrocardium infantule
Tridacna cumingii
Cardium (Nemocardium) beckei
original and current combination Nemocardium
Cardium (Laevicardium) biradiatum Bruguière 1789
recombined as Laevicardium biradiatum
Cardium (Trachycardium) unicolor (Sowerby 1840)
Cardium (Acanthocardia) exasperatum Sowerby 1841
recombined as Frigidocardium exasperatum
Cardium (Discors) lyratum Sowerby 1940
recombined as Lyrocardium lyratum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Psammosolen divaricatus
synonym of Solecurtus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Angulus) iridella
original and current combination Angulus
Tellina kikaizimana n. sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia histrio (Gmelin 1791)
Venus (Chione) yabei n. sp.
original and current combination Chione
Venus (Chione) mindanensis
original and current combination Chione
Venus (Callanaites) hiraseana
Venus (Chione) foveolata Sowerby 1853
Pitar (Pitarina) subpellucida
Gafrarium (Circe) scriptum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama retroversa
Chama lobata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra (Spisula) asperaeformis n. sp.
original and current combination Spisula
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Isocardia (Miocardia) moltkiana (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Meiocardia moltkiana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Rocellaria sp. Blainville 1828
spelled with current rank as Gastrochaena (Rocellaria)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Myochamidae
Myodora reeviana
original and current combination Myadora
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Emarginula galericulata
Emarginula crassicostata
Emarginula retecosa
Emarginula japonica
Emarginula maculata
Diodora sieboldii
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Collonista pilula
Collonista laeta
Collonista globula
Astraea (Bolma) modesta
original and current combination Bolma
Angaria distorta
Angaria formosa
Astraea (Calcar) henica
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Skenea planorboides
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Cantharidus (Thalotia) japonicus
Clanculus clanguloides Wood 1828
Calliostoma ticanonicum
Calliostoma multiliratum
Calliostoma (Astele) kikaianum n. sp.
Gastropoda - Liotiidae
Cyclostrema sulcatum
Liotina discoidea
Liotina pseudodiscoidea n. sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna arachis
Cylichna totomiensis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa minima
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Limacinidae
Limacina peronii
Limacina inflata d'Orbigny 1836
synonym of Limacina trochiformis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae
Clio (Creseis) virgula
original and current combination Creseis
Clio (Creseis) acicula Yamakawa and Ishikawa 1912
synonym of Vaginella acicula
Cavolinia (Diacria) trispinosa (de Blainville 1821)
Cuvierina columnella (Rang 1827)
Clio (Clio) pyramidata Linnaeus 1767
Cavolinia (Cavolinia) longirostris
Cavolinia (Cavolinia) inflexa
Cavolinia (Diacria) quadridentata
Cavolinia (Cavolinia) globulosa Rang 1934
synonym of Cavolinia mexicana
Cavolinia (Cavolinia) tridentata (Niebuhr 1775)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica distinguinda n. sp.
Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus 1767)
Heliacus dilectus (Deshayes 1863)
recombined as Architectonica (Solariaxis) dilecta
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla (Careliopsis) sp. Risso 1826
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula caron
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Cirsotrema) suboptima n. sp.
original and current combination Cirsotrema
Epitonium replicatum
Epitonium azumana
Eglisia tricarinata
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Melanella thaanumi
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Royella sinon
Bittium perpusillum
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Vermicularia imbricata
Gastropoda - Siliquariidae
Siliquaria (Agathirses) cumingii
synonym of Tenagodus
Siliquaria anguina
synonym of Tenagodus
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica alapapilionis Chemntiz 1781
Polinices melanostoma (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Mammilla melanostoma
Polinices columnaris
Polinices flemingiana (Récluz 1844)
recombined as Polinices flemingianus
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus 1758)
    = Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793
Okutaini 2000
Hipponix foliaceus
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoina (Rissolina) plicata
Rissoina (Zebina) affinis
original and current combination Zebina
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Trivia pilula (Kiener 1843)
recombined as Cleotrivia pilula
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus 1758
recombined as Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus
Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin 1791
recombined as Cypraea (Purpuradusta) fimbriata
Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus 1758
recombined as Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis
Cypraea helvola Linnaeus 1758
recombined as Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola
Gastropoda - Eratoidae
Erato gallinacea (Hinds 1844)
Erato (Eratopsis) nana (Sowerby 1859)
recombined as Eratoena nana
Trivia insecta (Mighels 1845)
synonym of Trivirostra hordacea
Trivia edgari Shaw 1909
recombined as Trivirostra edgari
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Costellaria) fuscoapicatum
Vexillum (Costellaria) subtruncatum
Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Pyrene (Columbella) liocyma
Mitrella varians
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia kikaigashimana
Siphonalia longicanalis n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius kikaizimanus n. sp.
Nassarius micans
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus nicobaricus
Fusinus simplex
Fusinus pyrulatus
Latirus (Peristernia) coreanicus
original and current combination Peristernia
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria reeveana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla rubiginosa
Ancilla albocallosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turris (Gemmula) granosa
spelled with current rank as Gemmula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus kikaiensis
Conus gratacapi
Conus mucronatus
Conus voluminalis
Conus lignarius
Conus comatosa Pilsbry 1904
recombined as Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra orthoplicata n. sp.
Terebra triseriata
Terebra loebbeckiana
Terebra hanzawai n. sp.
Terebra subulata (Linnaeus 1767)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Raphitoma granulidecussata n. sp.
Daphnella lymneiformis (Woodring 1928)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Cytharella semicarinata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum cancellatum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella cotamago
Marginella sandwicensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Chicoreus saulii
Murex sobrinus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Coralliophilidae
Latiaxis mawae
Latiaxis deburghiae
Latiaxis tosanus
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio reticulata
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Phalium torquatum
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Cymatium testudinarium
Cymatium dunkeri
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Bursa nobilis
Bursa (Bufonaria) ranelloides (Reeve 1844)
recombined as Bursa ranelloides
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Tonna luteostoma
Tonna sp. Brünnich 1772
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora pallidula (Reeve 1842)
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphora solitaria n. sp.
Triphora exilis
Triphora granulata
Triphora limosa
Triphora fusca
Triphora concors
Triphora (Inella) incisa
original and current combination Inella
unclassified
Glycymeris reevei Mayer 1868
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan
Coordinates: 28.3° North, 130.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.3° North, 129.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Late/Upper Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Ryukyu
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: probably Late Pleistocene age according to I. Hayami. 1984. Natural history and evolution of Cryptopecten (a Cenozoic-Recent pectinid genus)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: undifferentiated reef and near-reef environments
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3941
Database number:88886
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, A. Hendy Enterer:U. Merkel, A. Hendy
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-04-24 02:04:04 Last modified:2009-04-24 09:13:45
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
29801. S. Nomura and N. Zinbo. 1934. Marine mollusca from the "Ryukyu Limestone" of Kikai-Zima, Ryukyu Group. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, Geology 16(2):109-164 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

33433 T. Okutaini. 2000. Marine mollusks of Japan 1-1173 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]