Sakamoto Area, Hinagu Formation, Kyushu (Cretaceous of Japan)

Where: Kumamoto, Japan (32.5° N, 130.8° E: paleocoordinates 43.0° N, 132.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hinagu Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: I. Hayami. 1975. A systematic survey of the Mesozoic Bivalvia from Japan. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Bulletin (10) [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40468: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Nipponitrigonia kikuchiana Yokoyama 1891 clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) cf. robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea (Neithea) atava Roemer 1839 scallop
synonymous with N. (N.) kanmerai