Izumo Group (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Shimane, Japan (35.5° N, 133.1° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 130.4° E)

When: Izumo Group, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Karasawa. 1993. Cenozoic Decapod Crustacea from Southwest Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (20)1-92 [C. Schweitzer/E. Johnson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 127708: authorized by Carrie Schweitzer, entered by Evaline Johnson on 22.05.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Macrophthalmidae
Tritodynamia globosa
Tritodynamia globosa Karasawa 1990 crab
 Decapoda - Calappidae
Mursia takahashii
Mursia takahashii Imaizumi 1952 box crab
 Decapoda - Cancridae
Cancer tomowoi, Cancer fujinaensis, "Cancer izumoensis" = Metacarcinus izumoensis, Platepistoma kaedei
Cancer tomowoi Karasawa 1990 crab
Cancer fujinaensis Sakumoto et al. 1992 crab
"Cancer izumoensis" = Metacarcinus izumoensis Sakumoto et al. 1992 crab
Platepistoma kaedei Karasawa 1990 crab
 Decapoda - Goneplacidae
Carcinoplax antiqua
Carcinoplax antiqua Ristori 1889 crab
 Decapoda - Carcinidae
"Itoigawaia minoensis" = Minohellenus minoensis
"Itoigawaia minoensis" = Minohellenus minoensis Karasawa 1990 crab
 Decapoda - Portunidae
Scylla sp., Scylla ozawai
Scylla sp. De Haan 1833 swimming crab
Scylla ozawai Glaessner 1933 swimming crab
 Decapoda - Callianassidae
Callianassa sp.
Callianassa sp. Leach 1814 decapod