Awaji Island, Izumi Group, Honshu (Cretaceous of Japan)

Where: Hyogo, Japan (34.5° N, 135.0° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 124.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Minato, Azenotani, Kitaama & Shichi Shale, Shimonada Siltsone, Yoroizaki Sandstone Formation (Izumi Group), Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 39575: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 31.05.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Jupiteria (Ezonuculana) mactraeformis Nagao 1932 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula izumensis, Acila (Truncacila) hokkaidoensis, "Nucula (Leionucula) azenotanensis" = Leionucula, "Nucula (Leionucula) shichiensis" = Leionucula
Acila (Truncacila) hokkaidoensis Nagao 1932 divaricate nutclam
"Nucula (Leionucula) azenotanensis" = Leionucula nut clam
"Nucula (Leionucula) shichiensis" = Leionucula nut clam
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Periplomya nagaoi clam
subsp. brevis
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Cataceramus) balticus Bohm 1907 clam
subsp. toyajoanus
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Arcida - Limopsidae