PBDB Collection

Shimohirano River (Oligocene of Japan)

Where: Saga, Japan (33.4° N, 129.9° E: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 126.4° E)

When: Kishima Formation (Kishima Group), Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; silty sandstone

• silty sandstone-beds

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans, F. Ohe, and Y. Ando. 2017. An Early Oligocene fish-fauna from Japan reconstructed from otoliths. Zitteliana 90:3-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204551: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.09.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Calypteraea sp., Pseudolivia japonica, ? Eopheurotoma aff. higoensis Calypteraea sp. Pseudolivia japonica ? Eopheurotoma aff. higoensis
Malacostraca
Decapoda -	Decapoda indet. Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod
Gastropoda
Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae	Creseis kishimaensis Creseis kishimaensis Ando 2011 snail
Thecosomata - Limacinidae	"Limacina hospes" = Heliconoides hospes, Limacina karasawai, Limacina conica "Limacina hospes" = Heliconoides hospes Rolle 1861 snail Limacina karasawai Ando 2011 snail Limacina conica Koenen 1892 snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	"Ampullina nagaoi" = Pachycrommium nagaoi "Ampullina nagaoi" = Pachycrommium nagaoi Hatai and Nisiyama 1952 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Mammilla insignis Mammilla insignis moon snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Fulgoraria (Psephaea) sp., Volutospina japonica Fulgoraria (Psephaea) sp. Crosse 1871 volute Volutospina japonica Nagao 1928 volute
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Siphonalia nipponiva Siphonalia nipponiva true whelk
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Makiyamaia kurodae, Makiyamaia aritaensis Makiyamaia kurodae ribbed mitre Makiyamaia aritaensis ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Ancilla (Turrancilla) matsushitai Ancilla (Turrancilla) matsushitai olive snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Gemmula (Hemipleurotoma) kishimaensis Gemmula (Hemipleurotoma) kishimaensis turrid
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Clathrus submaculosus Clathrus submaculosus wentletrap
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella karatsuensis Turritella karatsuensis Nagao 1928 turret shell
Bivalvia
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatellites (Eucrassatella) matsuraensis Crassatellites (Eucrassatella) matsuraensis Nagao 1928 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia (Ventricardia) yoshidai" = Cyclocardia yoshidai "Venericardia (Ventricardia) yoshidai" = Cyclocardia yoshidai Nagao 1928 clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Angulus (Tellinids) maximus Angulus (Tellinids) maximus tellin clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Fulvia kishimaensis Fulvia kishimaensis cockle
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar sp., Cyclina compressa, Callista matsuuraensis Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam Cyclina compressa Nagao 1928 venus clam Callista matsuuraensis venus clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys (Mimachlamys) aff. sakitoensis Chlamys (Mimachlamys) aff. sakitoensis scallop
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Acira (Truncacila) nagaoi, Nucula (Ennucula) karatsuensis, Nucula (Lamellinucula) mazena Acira (Truncacila) nagaoi Oyama and Mizuno 1958 divaricate nutclam Nucula (Ennucula) karatsuensis Nagao 1928 nut clam Nucula (Lamellinucula) mazena nut clam
Nuculanida - Sareptidae	Portlandia sp. Portlandia sp. Mörch 1857 clam
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Antalis ashiyaensis Antalis ashiyaensis tusk shell
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes - Odontaspididae	Odontaspis sp. Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis "Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Carcharhinus sp. Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae	Rhinoptera sp. Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
Actinopteri
Mugiliformes - Mugilidae	Liza brevirostris n. sp. Liza brevirostris n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae	Cornusolea fudoujii n. gen. n. sp. Cornusolea fudoujii n. gen. n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017 flatfish
Perciformes - Scorpaenidae	? Pontinus karasawai n. sp. ? Pontinus karasawai n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017 perch-like fish
Gobiiformes - Gobiidae	Gymnogobius oligocenicus n. sp., Ortugobius cascus n. gen. n. sp. Gymnogobius oligocenicus n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017 goby Ortugobius cascus n. gen. n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017 goby
Beryciformes - Berycidae	Nishiberyx nishimotoi n. gen. n. sp. Nishiberyx nishimotoi n. gen. n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Beryciformes -	Sagaberyx kishimaensis n. gen. n. sp. Sagaberyx kishimaensis n. gen. n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Aulopiformes - Synodontidae	Saurida macilenta n. sp. Saurida macilenta n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Anguilliformes - Congridae	Rhynchoconger placidus n. sp., Rhynchoconger subtilis n. sp. Rhynchoconger placidus n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017 conger eel Rhynchoconger subtilis n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017 conger eel
Albuliformes - Albulidae	? Pterothrissus sp. ? Pterothrissus sp. Hilgendorf 1877 bonefish
Namicauda pulvinata
-	Namicauda pulvinata n. gen. n. sp. Namicauda pulvinata n. gen. n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017