Awaji Island, Izumi Group, Honshu: Campanian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Jupiteria (Ezonuculana) mactraeformis (Nagao 1932)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Portlandia izumensis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula izumensis
Acila (Truncacila) hokkaidoensis (Nagao 1932)
Nucula (Leionucula) azenotanensis
original and current combination Leionucula
Nucula (Leionucula) shichiensis
original and current combination Leionucula
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Periplomya nagaoi
subsp. brevis
Periplomya grandis
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen japonica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Izumia trapezoidalis
Tenea japonica
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Clisocolus (Crenocolus) crenulatus
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Izumicardia parva
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Eriphyla (Eriphyla) japonica
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) obsoleta
Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) postonodosa
Microtrigonia minima
Microtrigonia tuberculata
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes nankoi
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
? Inoceramus awajiensis
Inoceramus (Cataceramus) balticus Bohm 1907
subsp. toyajoanus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Micronectes bellaturus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Propeamussium awajense
original and current combination Pecten (Propeamussium)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Grammatodon (Nanonavis) sachalinensis
spelled with current rank as Nanonavis
subsp. brevis
Pleurogrammatodon splendens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis kogata
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Hyogo
Coordinates: 34.5° North, 135.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.2° North, 124.1° 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:Izumi Formation:Minato, Azenotani, Kitaama & Shichi Shale, Shimonada Siltsone, Yoroizaki Sandstone
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Secondary lithology: sandstone
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:39575
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-05-31 04:15:37 Last modified:2004-06-28 07:46:13
Access level:the public Released:2004-05-31 04:15:37
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]