Yatsushiro Area, Yatsushiro Formation, Kyushu: Albian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Grammatodon (Nanonavis) yokoyamai
spelled with current rank as Nanonavis
Parallelodon (Cosmetodon) nipponicus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pterinella shinoharai
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia (Gervillia) forbesiana
Gervillaria haradae
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Neithea (Neithea) matsumotoi
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Ptychomya densicostata Nagao 1934
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Yabea) akatsui
Astarte (Astarte) subsenecta
Eriphyla (Eriphyla) minima
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Pulsidis higoensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium (Nemocardium) yatsushiroense
? Laevicardium ishidoense
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Costocyrena matsumotoi
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Plectomya aff. anglica
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Nipponitrigonia plicata
Nipponitrigonia kikuchiana (Yokoyama 1891)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia (Pterotrigonia) hokkaidoana
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sanchuensis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Malletia higoensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Kumamoto
Coordinates: 32.5° North, 130.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.9° North, 127.2° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
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
Formation:Yatsushiro
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
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:40601
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-06-26 07:19:33 Last modified:2004-06-29 15:49:24
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-26 07:19:33
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]