Shimohirano River: Rupelian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Calypteraea sp.
Pseudolivia japonica
? Eopheurotoma aff. higoensis
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella karatsuensis Nagao 1928
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Ampullina nagaoi Hatai and Nisiyama 1952
recombined as Pachycrommium nagaoi
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Mammilla insignis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia nipponiva
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutospina japonica Nagao 1928
Fulgoraria (Psephaea) sp. (Crosse 1871)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Makiyamaia kurodae
Makiyamaia aritaensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla (Turrancilla) matsushitai
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula (Hemipleurotoma) kishimaensis
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Clathrus submaculosus
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae
Creseis kishimaensis Ando 2011
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Limacinidae
Limacina hospes Rolle 1861
recombined as Heliconoides hospes
Limacina conica (Koenen 1892)
Limacina karasawai Ando 2011
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Portlandia sp. Mörch 1857
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Lamellinucula) mazena
Nucula (Ennucula) karatsuensis Nagao 1928
Acira (Truncacila) nagaoi Oyama and Mizuno 1958
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Fulvia kishimaensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Angulus (Tellinids) maximus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar sp. Römer 1857
Cyclina compressa Nagao 1928
Callista matsuuraensis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Ventricardia) yoshidai Nagao 1928
recombined as Cyclocardia yoshidai
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Eucrassatella) matsuraensis Nagao 1928
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Mimachlamys) aff. sakitoensis
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Antalis ashiyaensis
Malacostraca - Decapoda
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Saurida macilenta n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Cornusolea fudoujii n. gen., n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Liza brevirostris n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gymnogobius oligocenicus n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Ortugobius cascus n. gen., n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
? Pontinus karasawai n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Berycidae
Nishiberyx nishimotoi n. gen., n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Beryciformes
Sagaberyx kishimaensis n. gen., n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
? Pterothrissus sp. Hilgendorf 1877
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Rhynchoconger subtilis n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Rhynchoconger placidus n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus hastalis (Agassiz 1838)
recombined as Carcharodon hastalis
unclassified
Namicauda pulvinata n. gen., n. sp. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Saga County:Karatsu
Coordinates: 33.4° North, 129.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.9° North, 126.4° East
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Rupelian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Rupelian
Age range of interval:33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Kishima Formation:Kishima
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: silty sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: silty sandstone-beds
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:204551
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2019-09-11 12:52:12 Last modified:2019-09-11 12:52:12
Access level:the public Released:2019-09-11 12:52:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
70145. W. Schwarzhans, F. Ohe, and Y. Ando. 2017. An Early Oligocene fish-fauna from Japan reconstructed from otoliths. Zitteliana 90:3-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]