Takami, San-in, Japan (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (34.9° N, 132.5° E: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 129.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Summary of all molluscs recovered from area. Help provided by Mariko Kura

Primary reference: K. Takayasu. 1986. Characteristics of the Miocene molluscan assemblages from central San-in District, Southwest Honshu, Japan. Monograph of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 6:155-169 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44970: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 24.09.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Rhyzohorimurex cf. capuchinus
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Pulsellidae
Pulsellum sp.
Pulsellum sp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Fissidentalium cf. yokoyamai
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Epitonium" sp.
"Epitonium" sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Globularia nakamurai" = Cernina fluctuata nakamurai
"Globularia nakamurai" = Cernina fluctuata nakamurai Otuka 1938 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea tubura
Calyptraea tubura slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Vicarya sp., Tateiwaia yamanarii, Tateiwaia tateiwai, Vicaryella sp.
Vicarya sp. d'Archiac and Haime 1854 horn snail
Tateiwaia tateiwai Makiyama 1936 horn snail
Vicaryella sp. Yabe and Hatai 1938 horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Sinum yabei" = Sinum ineptum, Euspira meisensis
"Sinum yabei" = Sinum ineptum Yokoyama 1924 moon snail
Euspira meisensis Makiyama 1926 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Liracassis japonica
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Apollon minoensis" = Gyrineum
"Apollon minoensis" = Gyrineum triton shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia sp.
Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pugilina sazanami
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus" sp.
"Conus" sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surculites osawanoensis
Surculites osawanoensis turrid
Surcurites osawanoensis
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella sp.
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Acila submirabilis" = Acila (Acila) submirabilis
"Acila submirabilis" = Acila (Acila) submirabilis Makiyama 1926 divaricate nutclam
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma mitsuganoense
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panomya simotomensis
Panomya simotomensis Otuka 1934 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sp.
Solen sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
"Teredo" sp.
"Teredo" sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Solidicorbula cf. succincta" = Corbula (Solidicorbula)
"Solidicorbula cf. succincta" = Corbula (Solidicorbula) clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Hiatula minoensis" = Mya
"Hiatula minoensis" = Mya softshell clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Cyclodicama sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar sunakozakaensis, "Phacosoma nomurai" = Dosinia (Phacosoma), "Phacosoma cf. suketoensis" = Dosinia (Phacosoma), Callista sp., Cyclina hwabongriensis, Cyclina cf. lunulata
"Phacosoma nomurai" = Dosinia (Phacosoma) venus clam
"Phacosoma cf. suketoensis" = Dosinia (Phacosoma) venus clam
Callista sp. Poli 1791 venus clam
Cyclina cf. lunulata Makiyama 1926 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
""Vasticardium" ogurai" = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium)
""Vasticardium" ogurai" = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) cockle
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Saxolucina khataii
Saxolucina khataii clam
Saxolucina k-hataii
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp., Modiolus sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Mizuhopecten kimurai, Placopecten todaniensis, Chlamys sp.
Mizuhopecten kimurai Yokoyama 1925 scallop
ssp. murayamai
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Acesta cf. goliath
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
"Monia sp." = Pododesmus (Monia), Anomia sp.
"Monia sp." = Pododesmus (Monia) Gray 1850 scallop
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea gravitesta
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara ogawai, Anadara (Hataiarca) daitokudoensis
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris cf. minoensis