Jablonski & Raup Locality 227 (Cretaceous of Japan)

Where: Japan (34.5° N, 135.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 123.6° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1396: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new nov '92 replacing vet-41 -- Maast LAT/LON may be wrong
unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida -
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Truncacila yoshidai" = Acila (Truncacila) divaricate nutclam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Loxo japonica venus clam
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
"Apiotrigonia dubia" = Megatrigonia (Apiotrigonia) clam
 Trigoniida - Steinmanellidae
"Yaadia tanii" = Tashiroella tanii Tashiro and Morozumi 1982 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
"Endocostea shikotanensis" = Inoceramus (Endocostea) clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae