Riverbed of a branch of the Tanaka river, Kitahata- Shimohirano, Kishima Fm: Rupelian, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchiata
- Cavoliniidae
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| 23 specimens | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchiata
- Limacinidae
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Limacina sp.
Bosc 1817
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8 specimens | ||||||
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Limacina conica
(Koenen 1892)
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28 specimens | ||||||
| 4 specimens | |||||||
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Limacina hospes
Rolle 1861
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75 specimens | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.4° North, 129.9° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.7° North, 126.8° East (Wright 2013) |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Rupelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Rupelian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 33.9 - 27.3 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Kishima | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Early Rupelian |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | mudstone |
| Secondary lithology: | sandstone |
| Lithology description: sandy mudstone, mudstone and sandstone | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 171383 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | M. Krause |
| Modifier: | M. Krause | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2015-07-09 09:10:52 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-07-09 09:10:52 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 55759. | Y. Ando. 2011. Oligocene pteropods (Gastropoda: Thecosomata) from the Kishima Formation, Saga Prefecture, southwest Japan. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 28(2):245-253 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Uhen] |