Nobori 1 (Pliocene of Japan)

Also known as NOB-1

Where: Hane, Japan (33.4° N, 134.1° E: paleocoordinates 33.9° N, 133.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Nobori Formation, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe. 2019. Lanternfish otoliths (Teleostei, Myctophidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Japan. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125(2):355-400 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219771: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.04.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
"Lobianchia gemellarii" = Lobianchia gemellari Cocco 1838 lanternfish
Notoscopelus kuboensis Ohe and Araki 1973 lanternfish
Lampanyctus alatus Goode and Bean 1896 lanternfish
Lampanyctus nobilis Taning 1928 lanternfish
Hygophum proximum Becker 1965 lanternfish
"Symbolophorus evermanni" = Myctophum evermanni Gilbert 1905 lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889 lanternfish
Diaphus perspicillatus Ogilby 1898 lanternfish
Diaphus nafpaktitisi n. sp. Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019 lanternfish
Diaphus mollis TÃ¥ning 1928 lanternfish
Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert and Cramer 1897 lanternfish
Diaphus problematicus Parr 1928 lanternfish
Benthosema pterotum Alcock 1890 lanternfish