Kiba, Isobe-cho [Sakishima Fm]: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Japan
collected by Ogawa 1967

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Alvenius ojianus
150 individuals
Borniopsis tsurumaru
2 individuals
Nipponomysella oblongata
1 individual
Nipponomysella subtruncata
2 individuals
Nordotis gigantea
1 individual
Sinusicola yendoi
32 individuals
Paludinella sp. Pfeiffer 1841
81 individuals
Costalynia costulata
71 individuals
Pygmaeorota cingulifera
200 individuals
Pygmaeorota duplicata
3 individuals
Clathrofenella asperulata
1200 individuals
Eufenella pupoides
700 individuals
Australaba picta
2 individuals
Bedevina birileffi
36 individuals
Mitroprifex collinsoni
5 individuals
Enginopsis menkeana
1 individual
Pseudotrema fortilirata
1 individual
Granuliterebra bathyraphe
2 individuals
Turbiniscala replicata
1 individual
Laeviscala angusta
8 individuals
Cuspeulima ozawai
4 individuals
Numaegilina gloria
2 individuals
Numaegilina sp.
4 individuals
Sulcoturbilla quantoana
19 individuals
Strigopupa strigosa
300 individuals
Eocylichna braunsi
18 individuals
Decorifer yamakawai
200 individuals
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Paradentalium) octangulatum
26 individuals
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Siphonodentalium sp. Sars 1859
8 individuals
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus sp. Roding 1798
1 individual
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 individual
Modiolus sp. (Lamarck 1801)
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Striarca (Galactella) symmetrica (Reeve 1844)
16 individuals
recombined as Arcopsis symmetrica
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Abarbatia) decussata
3 individuals
Mabellarca hiratai
2 individuals
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Mabellarca)
Arca (Tegillarca) granosa (Linnaeus 1758)
2 individuals
recombined as Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa
Anadara (Scapharca) broughtonii (Schrenck 1867)
4 individuals
recombined as Scapharca broughtoni
Striarca (Spinearca) interplicata
6 individuals
Striarca (Didimarca) tenebrica
1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea denselamellosa
7 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Notovola) aff. excavatus Anton 1839
14 individuals
recombined as Pecten (Pecten) excavatus
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita leana
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Anodontia stearnsiana
2 individuals
Lucinoma annulata (Reeve 1850)
13 individuals
recombined as Lucinoma annulatum
Pillucina pisidium
30 individuals
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Venatomya truncata
1 individual
Cryptomya busoensis
23 individuals
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Anisocorbula venusta
50 individuals
spelled with current rank as Corbula (Anisocorbula)
Varicorbula yokoyamai
230 individuals
spelled with current rank as Corbula (Varicorbula)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Barnea (Umitakea) japonica
4 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Kellia aff. minutissima
15 individuals
spelled with current rank as Siphonalia (Kelletia)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Anisodonta (Fulcrella) gouldi
1 individual
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Dinocardium braunsi
1 individual
Fulvia mutica (Reeve 1844)
64 individuals
Vasticardium sp. Iredale 1927
1 individual
spelled with current rank as Acrosterigma (Vasticardium)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Theora lata
1 individual
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Semelangulus miyatensis
1 individual
Pinguitellina pinguis
2 individuals
Macoma tokyoensis
15 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Cycladicama cumingii
13 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Sunetta (Cyclosunetta) sp. (Fischer-Piette 1939)
1 individual
Dosinia (Phacosoma) japonica
1 individual
Dosinia (Dosinella) penicillata
27 individuals
Tapes (Amygdala) philippinarum
7 individuals
Paphia vernicosa
2 individuals
Saxidomus purpuratus
9 individuals
Circe sp. Schumacher 1817
1 individual
Microcirce dilecta
4 individuals
spelled with current rank as Circe (Microcirce)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama reflexa Reeve 1846
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Atactodea stricta
19 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella japonica
1 individual
Mysella informal sp. 1 Angas 1877
1 individual
Mysella informal sp. 2 Angas 1877
6 individuals
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula paulula
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora mus Reeve 1850
1 individual
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Scissurellidae
Scissurella staminea
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astralium haematragum
1 individual
Lunella granulata
7 individuals
spelled with current rank as Turbo (Lunella)
Gastropoda - Tegulidae
Tegula rustica
4 individuals
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Monodonta labio Linnaeus 1758
1 individual
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Philine argentata
4 individuals
Acteocina exilis
4 individuals
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Coelophysis (Sulcoretusa) minima
250 individuals
Coelophysis succincta
51 individuals
spelled with current rank as Retusa (Coleophysis)
Coelophysis concentrica
39 individuals
spelled with current rank as Retusa (Coleophysis)
Rhizorus radiolus
23 individuals
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Pyrunculus tokyoensis
6 individuals
Pyrunculus phialus
4 individuals
Cylichnatys angusta
53 individuals
Tiberia dunkerii
5 individuals
Egilina mariellaeformis
1 individual
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Paramormula sp. Nomura 1939
48 individuals
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856
110 individuals
Chemnitzia informal sp. 1 d'Orbigny 1840
22 individuals
Chemnitzia informal sp. 2 d'Orbigny 1840
62 individuals
Chemnitzia informal sp. 3 d'Orbigny 1840
6 individuals
Miralda gemma
11 individuals
Miralda informal sp. 1 Carpenter 1856
2 individuals
Miralda informal sp. 2 Carpenter 1856
3 individuals
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817
55 individuals
Oscilla circincta
1 individual
spelled with current rank as Odostomia (Oscilla)
Oscilla lirata
26 individuals
spelled with current rank as Odostomia (Oscilla)
Syrnola subsinctella
126 individuals
Syrnola aff. kurumana
9 individuals
Dunkeria shigeyasui
70 individuals
Cingulina cingulata
2 individuals
Turbonilla informal sp. 1 Risso 1826
9 individuals
Turbonilla informal sp. 2 Risso 1826
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Amathinidae
Leucotina dianae
1 individual
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculina) yokoyamai
480 individuals
Ringicula (Ringiculina) shimaensis
108 individuals
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Entomotaeniata - Cimidae
Actaeopyramis lauta
26 individuals
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Pictoneritina oulaniensis
14 individuals
reassigned as Clithon (Pictoneritina)
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Balcis cumingii
1 individual
Balcis informal sp. 1 Leach 1847
15 individuals
Balcis informal sp. 2 Leach 1847
13 individuals
Balcis informal sp. 3 Leach 1847
270 individuals
Mucronalia exilis
4 individuals
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Contumax kobelti
24 individuals
spelled with current rank as Cerithium (Contumax)
Bittium alutraceum
75 individuals
Bittium craticulatum
4 individuals
Gastropoda - Dialidae
Diala vaira
133 individuals
Gastropoda - Batillariidae
Batillaria multiformis
15 individuals
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella kurosio Ida 1952
209 individuals
recombined as Haustator (Kurosioia) kurosio
Gastropoda - Scaliolidae
Scaliola glareosa
56 individuals
Scaliola bella Adams 1860
3 individuals
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina brevicula
5 individuals
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Tectonatica adamsiana
5 individuals
Neverita (Glossaulax) hosoyai
5 individuals
Neverita (Glossaulax) reiniana
21 individuals
Neverita (Glossaulax) didyma (Röding 1798)
7 individuals
recombined as Glossaulax didyma
Gastropoda - Adeorbidae
Pseudoliotia pulchella
21 individuals
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Brochina glabella
29 individuals
spelled with current rank as Caecum (Brochina)
Gastropoda - Assimineidae
Assiminea castanea
2 individuals
Assiminea estuarina
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Paradrillia inconstans
1 individual
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Zafra pumilia
17 individuals
spelled with current rank as Anachis (Zafra)
Mitrella bicincta
3 individuals
Mitrella tenuis
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863
1 individual
Siphonalia aff. cassidariaeformis (Reeve 1843)
1 individual
Babylonia japonica (Reeve 1842)
5 individuals
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Reticunassa japonica
96 individuals
invalid subgroup of Nassarius (Hima)
Hinia festiva
2 individuals
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Hinia)
Niotha livescens
12 individuals
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Niotha)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Sydaphera spengleriana
1 individual
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Cythara sp. Schumacher 1817
3 individuals
Mangelia (Rissomangelia) deshayesii
40 individuals
corrected as Cythara (Mangelia)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Mancinella luteostoma
2 individuals
spelled with current rank as Thais (Mancinella)
Rapana venosa
3 individuals
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis sp. Mörch 1852
1 individual
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphora informal sp. 1 Blainville 1828
4 individuals
Triphora informal sp. 2 Blainville 1828
12 individuals
Triphora informal sp. 3 Blainville 1828
26 individuals
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Inquisitor jeffreysii
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Siphopatella walshi (Reeve 1859)
1 individual
recombined as Ergaea walshi
Crepidula aff. gravispinosa Kuroda and Habe 1950
1 individual
recombined as Crepidula (Bostrycapulus) gravispinosus
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan
Coordinates: 34.4° North, 136.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.4° North, 136.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Late/Upper Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Sakishima
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Sakishima Fm, the highest of three Pleistocene terraces developed in the Shima Peninsula. Previously referred to as the Ugata Fm and Kiba Silt. Correlated to the Atsumi Fm. AGE: Pleistocene in text, but placed in Late Pleistocene on the basis of stratigraphic position. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Presumably from the silt-sand near the base of the section (0-2 m in Fig. 2 of Itoigawa and Ogawa, 1973)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified sandy siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Sandy silt. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, on the basis of facies description and preparation techniques.
Environment:transition zone/lower shoreface
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Bay with adjoining estuary, mud and sand bottom in part, rocky or gravelly shore and estuary in vicinity; normal salinity in immediate area, brackish water in estuary; sublittoral, shallower than 30 m; warm current present.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collectors:Ogawa Collection dates:1967
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: H. Ogawa, 1973. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably Tokohu University.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with relatively modern nomenclature, and species resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:97961
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-09-10 08:54:37 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2010-09-10 08:54:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

33861. J. Itoigawa and H. Ogawa. 1973. Pleistocene molluscan fauna of the Sakishima Formation, Shima Peninsula, central Japan. Tohoku University, Science Reports, 2nd series (Geology), Special Volume (6)69-80 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]