T'ung Hsiao, bed 25: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Taiwan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus 1767)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella filiola
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Mammilla mammata (Röding 1798)
Natica alapapilionis Chemntiz 1781
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius clathratus
Nassarius sequijocensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cantharus luliana (Martin 1884)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Hemifusus ternatanus (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Volema (Hemifusus) ternatanus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra flammea Quoy 1832
recombined as Mitra (Cancilla) flammea
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clathrodrillia jefreysii
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula byorituensis
Clavatula serna
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus djarianensis Martin 1895
recombined as Conus (Lithoconus) djarianensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Lophiotoma marmorata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella spretoides
Oliva mustellina
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum lirocostata
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Tonna melanostoma
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Bursa rana (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Bufonaria (Bufonaria) rana
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis japonica
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassispira hataii
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys squamata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Chlamys (Azumapecten) squamata
Pecten naganumanus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea nippona
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea granulosa Jonas 1846
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara tricenicosta
Anadara sedanensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Placamen tiara Dillwyn 1817
Paphia hirabayashii
Pitar indecoroides
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula scaphoides Hinds 1843
recombined as Aloidis scaphoides
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites adamsii
synonym of Crassatella
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia granulicostata
see common names

Geography
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates: 24.5° North, 120.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.6° North, 120.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Pleistocene
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Miaoli Formation:Toukoshan Member:Nanwo
Local section:T'ung Hsiao Local bed:25
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: siltstone
Lithology description: 2 m thick
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:96276
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-05-31 05:36:54 Last modified:2010-05-31 08:36:54
Access level:the public Released:2010-05-31 05:36:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
32679. T. Kotaka. 1973. Faunal analysis of the Upper Miaoli Group in the Tunghsiao area, Miaoli Province, Formosa, China. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Serie 2 Geology, Special Volume 6:81-96 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]