Amakusa Island, Himenoura Group, Kyushu: Coniacian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymerita) amakusensis
original and current combination Glycymerita
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) uwajimensis Yehara 1924
synonym of Mytiloides stantoni
Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) naumanni (Yokoyama 1890)
recombined as Sphenoceramus naumanni
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) minor
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Kumamoto
Coordinates: 32.5° North, 130.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.3° North, 121.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Coniacian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 6
Key time interval:Coniacian
Age range of interval:89.80000 - 86.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Himenoura
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "siliciclastic"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:38621
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-04-26 12:17:44 Last modified:2004-06-28 07:32:02
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-26 12:17:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
10664. I. Hayami. 1975. A systematic survey of the Mesozoic Bivalvia from Japan. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Bulletin (10) [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]