Goshoura Island (Loc.2808): Albian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes mashikensis
Septifer mifunensis Tamura 1976
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Matsumotoa unisulcata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea kawauchidensis Tamura 1977
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon sp. Lightfoot 1786
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia foldia
Placunopsis sp. Morris and Lycett 1853
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Nipponicorbula mifunensis
Pulsidis higoensis
Pulsidis okadai
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium kyushuensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Linearia cancerata
original and current combination Linearis
Linearia ovaloida
original and current combination Linearis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Tetoria shishijimensis
Tetoria matsumotoi
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon matsubasensis
Pseudasaphis japonica
Costocyrena mifunensis
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Pharella sp.
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen sp. Conrad 1865
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigonioididae
Trigonioides sp. Kobayashi and Suzuki 1936
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia sp. van Hoepen 1929
Pterotrigonia ogawai
Pterotrigonia dilapsa
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan
Coordinates: 32.3° North, 130.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.6° North, 127.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Goshoura Formation:Enokuchi Member:Hokahira
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:bioturbation lithified sandstone
Lithology description: The upper part consists of the alternated beds of sandstone and dark gray to black mudstone. The mudstone color gradually changes from dark gray through red and light green to dark gray mudstones toward the top of this member.
Environment:marginal marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,shellbed
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:123165
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:D. Wellmanns
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-01-13 00:29:57 Last modified:2012-01-12 07:29:57
Access level:authorizer only Released:2017-01-13 00:29:57
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

38682. T. Komatsu and H. Maeda. 2005. Stratigraphy and fossil bivalve assemblages of the mid-Cretaceous Goshoura Group, southwest Japan. Paleontological Research 9(2):119-142 [M. Aberhan/D. Wellmanns]