Where: Kochi, Japan (33.4° N, 133.3° E: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 134.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Doganaro Formation (Shimantogawa Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
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 40550: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 25.06.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Neithea (Neithea) matsumotoi scallop
Neithea (Neithea) kochiensis scallop | |