†Faunus nipponicus Nagao 1928 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
Full reference: T. Nagao. 1928. Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part I. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 9(3):97-128
Belongs to Faunus according to T. Nagao 1928
Sister taxa: Faunus (Pseudofaunus), Faunus beyenburgi, Faunus lagunitensis, Faunus lamarckii, Faunus paytensis, Pirena torta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Coast at Akasemachi, which is in a Lutetian fluvial siltstone in the Akasaki Formation of Japan
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Japan (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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