Asagai 2 (Oligocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (37.2° N, 141.0° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 137.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Asagai Formation, Late/Upper Oligocene (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Asagai Fm. AGE: Listed as Oligocene. Revised here to Late Oligocene to be more consistent with age range of E. meisensis.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; fine-grained sandstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Not stated, but apparently shallow marine siliciclastic.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Fine-grained sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY Unknown.

Primary reference: R. Majima. 1989. Cenozoic fossil Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Japan. Bulletins of American Paleontology 96(331):1-159 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 78395: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 05.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Only includes Naticidae. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with taxa assigned to species resolution.
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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira meisensis
Euspira meisensis Makiyama 1926 moon snail