Ashiya 1 [Yamaga Formation] (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (33.9° N, 130.7° E: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 127.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Yamaga Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Yamga Fm. AGE: Listed as lower Miocene.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandy siltstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Not stated, but apparently shallow marine siliciclastic.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. 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 78430: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 06.02.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

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