Where: Japan (34.4° N, 136.8° E: paleocoordinates 34.4° N, 136.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Sakishima Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Sakishima Fm, the highest of three Pleistocene terraces developed in the Shima Peninsula. Previously referred to as the Ugata Fm and Kiba Silt. Correlated to the Atsumi Fm. AGE: Pleistocene in text, but placed in Late Pleistocene on the basis of stratigraphic position. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Presumably from the silt-sand near the base of the section (0-2 m in Fig. 2 of Itoigawa and Ogawa, 1973)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; unlithified, sandy siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by Ogawa in 1967
Collection methods: bulk,
• COLLECTOR: H. Ogawa, 1973. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably Tokohu University.
Primary reference: J. Itoigawa and H. Ogawa. 1973. Pleistocene molluscan fauna of the Sakishima Formation, Shima Peninsula, central Japan. Tohoku University, Science Reports, 2nd series (Geology), Special Volume (6)69-80 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 97961: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 10.09.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Alvenius ojianus, Borniopsis tsurumaru, Nipponomysella oblongata, Nipponomysella subtruncata, Nordotis gigantea, Sinusicola yendoi, Costalynia costulata, Pygmaeorota cingulifera, Pygmaeorota duplicata, Clathrofenella asperulata, Eufenella pupoides, Australaba picta, Bedevina birileffi, Mitroprifex collinsoni, Enginopsis menkeana, Pseudotrema fortilirata, Granuliterebra bathyraphe, Turbiniscala replicata, Laeviscala angusta, Cuspeulima ozawai, Numaegilina gloria, Numaegilina sp., Sulcoturbilla quantoana, Strigopupa strigosa, Eocylichna braunsi, Decorifer yamakawai
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Scaphopoda | |
Siphonodentalium sp. Sars 1859 tusk shell | |
Dentalium (Paradentalium) octangulatum tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Mucronalia exilis snail
Balcis cumingii snail
Balcis "sp. 1" Leach 1847 snail
Balcis "sp. 2" Leach 1847 snail
Balcis "sp. 3" Leach 1847 snail | |
"Siphopatella walshi" = Ergaea walshi, "Crepidula aff. gravispinosa" = Crepidula (Bostrycapulus) gravispinosus
"Siphopatella walshi" = Ergaea walshi Reeve 1859 slipper shell
"Crepidula aff. gravispinosa" = Crepidula (Bostrycapulus) gravispinosus Kuroda and Habe 1950 slipper shell | |
Batillaria multiformis snail | |
Diala vaira snail | |
Scaliola glareosa snail
Scaliola bella Adams 1860 snail | |
"Contumax kobelti" = Cerithium (Contumax) cerith snail
Bittium alutraceum cerith snail
Bittium craticulatum cerith snail | |
"Turritella kurosio" = Haustator (Kurosioia) kurosio
"Turritella kurosio" = Haustator (Kurosioia) kurosio Ida 1952 turret shell | |
Inquisitor jeffreysii snail | |
Neverita (Glossaulax) hosoyai, Neverita (Glossaulax) reiniana, "Neverita (Glossaulax) didyma" = Glossaulax didyma, Tectonatica adamsiana
Neverita (Glossaulax) hosoyai moon snail
Neverita (Glossaulax) reiniana moon snail
"Neverita (Glossaulax) didyma" = Glossaulax didyma Röding 1798 moon snail
Tectonatica adamsiana moon snail | |
Triphora "sp. 1" Blainville 1828 snail
Triphora "sp. 2" Blainville 1828 snail
Triphora "sp. 3" Blainville 1828 snail | |
Littorina brevicula periwinkle | |
Pseudoliotia pulchella snail | |
Semicassis sp. Mörch 1852 snail | |
Paradrillia inconstans ribbed mitre | |
Sydaphera spengleriana snail | |
Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
Siphonalia aff. cassidariaeformis Reeve 1843 true whelk
Babylonia japonica Reeve 1842 true whelk | |
"Niotha livescens" = Nassarius (Niotha) snail
"Hinia festiva" = Nassarius (Hinia) snail
Reticunassa japonica snail | |
Rapana venosa, "Mancinella luteostoma" = Thais (Mancinella)
Rapana venosa murex snail
"Mancinella luteostoma" = Thais (Mancinella) murex snail | |
"Mangelia (Rissomangelia) deshayesii" = Cythara (Mangelia), Cythara sp.
"Mangelia (Rissomangelia) deshayesii" = Cythara (Mangelia) snail
Cythara sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
Assiminea castanea snail
Assiminea estuarina snail | |
"Brochina glabella" = Caecum (Brochina)
"Brochina glabella" = Caecum (Brochina) snail | |
Actaeopyramis lauta snail | |
Chrysallida sp., Turbonilla "sp. 1", Turbonilla "sp. 2", Cingulina cingulata, Dunkeria shigeyasui, Paramormula sp., Miralda gemma, Miralda "sp. 1", Miralda "sp. 2", Chemnitzia "sp. 1", Chemnitzia "sp. 2", Chemnitzia "sp. 3", Odostomia sp., "Oscilla circincta" = Odostomia (Oscilla), "Oscilla lirata" = Odostomia (Oscilla), Syrnola subsinctella, Syrnola aff. kurumana
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Turbonilla "sp. 1" Risso 1826 snail
Turbonilla "sp. 2" Risso 1826 snail
Cingulina cingulata snail
Dunkeria shigeyasui snail
Paramormula sp. Nomura 1939 snail
Miralda gemma snail
Miralda "sp. 1" Carpenter 1856 snail
Miralda "sp. 2" Carpenter 1856 snail
Chemnitzia "sp. 1" d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Chemnitzia "sp. 2" d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Chemnitzia "sp. 3" d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
"Oscilla circincta" = Odostomia (Oscilla) snail
"Oscilla lirata" = Odostomia (Oscilla) snail
Syrnola subsinctella snail
Syrnola aff. kurumana snail | |
Leucotina dianae snail | |
Monodonta labio Linnaeus 1758 top snail | |
Tegula rustica snail | |
Astralium haematragum, "Lunella granulata" = Turbo (Lunella)
Astralium haematragum snail
"Lunella granulata" = Turbo (Lunella) snail | |
Diodora mus Reeve 1850 snail | |
Scissurella staminea snail | |
Tiberia dunkerii snail
Egilina mariellaeformis snail | |
"Coelophysis succincta" = Retusa (Coleophysis), "Coelophysis concentrica" = Retusa (Coleophysis), Coelophysis (Sulcoretusa) minima, Rhizorus radiolus
"Coelophysis succincta" = Retusa (Coleophysis) snail
"Coelophysis concentrica" = Retusa (Coleophysis) snail
Rhizorus radiolus snail | |
Acteocina exilis barrel-bubble
Philine argentata snail | |
"Pictoneritina oulaniensis" = Clithon (Pictoneritina)
"Pictoneritina oulaniensis" = Clithon (Pictoneritina) snail | |
Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830 limpet | |
Bivalvia | |
Nucula paulula nut clam | |
"Varicorbula yokoyamai" = Corbula (Varicorbula), "Anisocorbula venusta" = Corbula (Anisocorbula)
"Varicorbula yokoyamai" = Corbula (Varicorbula) clam
"Anisocorbula venusta" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) clam | |
Venatomya truncata softshell clam
Cryptomya busoensis softshell clam | |
Chama reflexa Reeve 1846 jewel box | |
Cycladicama cumingii clam | |
Saxidomus purpuratus, Sunetta (Cyclosunetta) sp., Paphia vernicosa, Tapes (Amygdala) philippinarum, Dosinia (Phacosoma) japonica, Dosinia (Dosinella) penicillata, Circe sp., "Microcirce dilecta" = Circe (Microcirce)
Saxidomus purpuratus venus clam
Sunetta (Cyclosunetta) sp. Fischer-Piette 1939 venus clam
Paphia vernicosa venus clam
Tapes (Amygdala) philippinarum venus clam
Dosinia (Phacosoma) japonica venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinella) penicillata venus clam
Circe sp. Schumacher 1817 venus clam
"Microcirce dilecta" = Circe (Microcirce) venus clam | |
Atactodea stricta clam | |
Theora lata clam | |
Fulvia mutica Reeve 1844 cockle
Dinocardium braunsi cockle
"Vasticardium sp." = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) Iredale 1927 cockle | |
"Lucinoma annulata" = Lucinoma annulatum Reeve 1850 clam
Pillucina pisidium clam | |
Cardita leana clam | |
Musculus sp. Roding 1798 mussel | |
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel | |
"Pecten (Notovola) aff. excavatus" = Pecten (Pecten) excavatus
"Pecten (Notovola) aff. excavatus" = Pecten (Pecten) excavatus Anton 1839 scallop | |
Ostrea denselamellosa oyster | |
Striarca (Spinearca) interplicata, Striarca (Didimarca) tenebrica, Barbatia (Abarbatia) decussata, "Mabellarca hiratai" = Anadara (Mabellarca), "Arca (Tegillarca) granosa" = Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa, "Anadara (Scapharca) broughtonii" = Scapharca broughtoni
"Mabellarca hiratai" = Anadara (Mabellarca) ark
"Arca (Tegillarca) granosa" = Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Anadara (Scapharca) broughtonii" = Scapharca broughtoni Schrenck 1867 clam | |
"Striarca (Galactella) symmetrica" = Arcopsis symmetrica
"Striarca (Galactella) symmetrica" = Arcopsis symmetrica Reeve 1844 clam |