Kami-Atsunai, Hokkaido (Oligocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (42.8° N, 143.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 141.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nuibetsu Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; carbonate

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. Hryniewicz, K. Amano, R. G. Jenkins and S. Kiel. 2017. Thyasirid bivalves from Cretaceous and Paleogene cold seeps. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 62(4):705-728 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 191320: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 23.01.2018, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Provannidae
Provanna urahoroensis n. sp.1
Provanna urahoroensis n. sp.1 Amano and Jenkins 2013 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira meisensis2
Euspira meisensis2 Makiyama 1926 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Trominina japonica2, Colus sp.2
Trominina japonica2 Takeda 1953 true whelk
Colus sp.2 Röding 1798 true whelk
Bivalvia
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Acharax sp.2
Acharax sp.2 Dall 1908 Awning Clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia sp.2
Cyclocardia sp.2 Conrad 1867 clam
 Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Hubertschenckia ezoensis
Hubertschenckia ezoensis Yokoyama 1890 clam
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Conchocele taylori, Conchocele bisecta2
Conchocele taylori Hickman 2015 clam
Conchocele bisecta2 Conrad 1849 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Bathymodiolus inouei
Bathymodiolus inouei Amano and Jenkins 2011 mussel
1Amano and Jenkins 2013; 2Amano et al. 2013