Amakusa Island, Himenoura Group, Kyushu: Campanian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Leionucula) formosa
original and current combination Leionucula
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes nankoi
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) orientalis Sokolov 1914
recombined as Sphenoceramus orientalis
subsp. nagoi
Inoceramus (Cataceramus) balticus Bohm 1907
subsp. toyajoanus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymerita) japonica
original and current combination Glycymerita
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis kogata
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
? Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) minor
Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) postonodosa
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Steinmanellidae
Steinmanella (Yeharella) japonica (Yehara 1923)
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Kumamoto
Coordinates: 32.5° North, 130.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.9° North, 119.7° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Campanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 7
Key time interval:Campanian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Himenoura
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Upper part of Himenoura Group
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:39565
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-05-31 02:06:16 Last modified:2004-06-28 07:36:42
Access level:the public Released:2004-05-31 02:06:16
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]