Iriyamase (Pleistocene of Japan)

Also known as St1-1

Where: Japan (34.7° N, 138.0° E: paleocoordinates 34.8° N, 137.8° E)

When: Hijikata Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe. 2019. Lanternfish otoliths (Teleostei, Myctophidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Japan. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125(2):355-400 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219777: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.04.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Diaphus caurus n. sp. Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. endoi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019 lanternfish
Diaphus dainichiensis Ohe 1981 lanternfish
Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi and Nafpaktitis 1978 lanternfish
Myctophum spinosum Steindachner 1867 lanternfish
Notoscopelus praejaponicus n. sp. Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019 lanternfish
Lampanyctus festivus TÃ¥ning 1928 lanternfish
Symbolophorus californiensis Eignemann and Eignemann 1889 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish