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List of fossils in Kanagawa prefecture
A list of fossils reported from Kanagawa prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu island, Japan.
Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Kanagawa prefecture
- Eocene (56.0-39.0 Ma)
- Trace fossils
- Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
- Whales, (Bones)
- Sharks (Teeth)
- Carcharodon megalodon => Carcharocles megalodon
- Isurus sp., Mako shark
- Nautiloids
- Aturia sp.
- Crustaceans
- suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle
- Echinoids, (Needles)
- Bivalves
- Acila sp.
- Amussiopecten iitomiensis
- Calyptogena sp.
- Chlamys miurensis
- Chlamys squamata => Scaeochlamys squamata, Pacific scallop
- Circe sp.
- Glycymeris sp.
- Glycymeris albolineata, White-lined bittersweet
- Glycymeris cisshuensis
- Glycymeris nakamurai
- Glycymeris osozawaensis
- Glycymeris rotunda
- Lima goliath => Acesta goliath
- Lima zushiensis
- Limopsis sp.
- Lucinoma otukai
- Macoma calcarea, Chalky macoma
- Megacardita sp.
- Megacardita panda
- Mercenaria sp.
- Mercenaria chitaniana
- Mercenaria y-iizukai => Protocallithaca adamsi, Adams' thin shelled littleneck
- Mimachlamys kaneharai
- Nemocardium sp.
- Patinopecten sp.
- Pecten sp.
- family Solemyidae
- Yoldia sp.
- Gastropoda
- Astralium sp., Star snail
- Astraea omorii
- Buccinum sp.
- Haliotis sp., Abalone
- Kelletia sp.
- family Naticidae, Moon snail
- family Pleurotomariidae, Slit snail
- family Strombidae, True conch
- Turbo sp.
- Umbonium sp.
- Umbonium subsuchiense
- Corals
- Acropora gemmifera
- Dipsastraea sp.
- Heliopora sp.
- Lobophyllia sp., Lobed brain coral
- Platygyra sp.
- Stylophora sp., Cat's paw coral
- Plants
- Foraminifera
- Lepidocyclina nipponica => Nephrolepidina nipponica
- Nephrolepidina sp.
- Sponges
- Makiyama chitanii
- Radiolarians
- Cyrtocapsella tetrapera
- Calcareous algae
- Nannoplankton
- Calcareous nannoplankton
- Trace fossils
- Penitella sp., (Boring shells)
- family Pholadidae, Piddock, (Boring shells)
- Zoophycos isp.
- Miocene-Pliocene
- Bivalvia
- Akebiconcha kawamurai
- Calyptogena sp.
- Glycymeris sp., Bittersweet clam
- Mercenaria sp.
- Trace fossils
- Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
- Sharks, (Teeth)
- Bivalves
- Acila minuta => Acila minutoides
- Calyptogena sp.
- Chlamys jousseaumei => Veprichlamys jousseaumei
- Chlamys kakisakiensis => Mimachlamys satoi
- Crassatellites oblongata => Indocrassatella oblongata
- Glycymeris sp., Bittersweet clam
- Glycymeris nipponica
- Glycymeris rotunda
- Glycymeris vestita => Glycymeris aspersa, Clothed bittersweet
- Laevichlamys cuneata, Irregular scallop
- family Limidae, File shell
- Limopsis azumana
- Limopsis tokaiensis
- Mimachlamys sp.
- Paratapes undulata, Undulate venus
- Spondylus sp., Spiny oyster
- Venericardia sp.
- Venericardia ferruginea
- Yoldia naganumana => Yoldia similis
- Scaphopoda
- Dentalium yokoyamai => Fissidentalium yokoyamai
- Gastropoda
- Acrilla densicostata => Amaea densicostata
- Chlorostoma sp.
- family Conidae, Cone shell
- Fusitriton oregonense, Oregon hairy triton
- Natica severa => Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon
- Turritella nipponica nojimaensis => Neohaustator fortirata nojimaensis
- Umbonium sp.
- Umbonium subsuchiense
- Brachiopoda
- Terebratalia gouldi
- Terebratulina crossei Terebratulina kiiensis
- Plants
- Trace fossils
- Boring shells
- Pliocene-Pleistocene
- Mammals
- family Cervidae, Deer(s)
- infraorder Cetacea, Whales
- superfamily Odontoceti, Dolphins
- Stegodon sp., (Molars)
- family Otariidae, Eared seal
- order Primates, Primate
- Birds
- Sharks, (Teeth)
- Crustaceans
- Coronula sp.
- infraorder Brachyura, Crabs
- Echinoids, (Needles)
- Bivalvia
- Acila sp.
- Aspalima crenata
- Barbatia sp.
- Calyptogena sp.
- Clementia sp.
- Corbicula sp.
- Cryptopecten sp.
- Cultellus attenuatus
- Cultellus izumoensis
- Cultellus otukai
- Glycymeris albolineata, White-lined bittersweet
- Glycymeris nipponica
- Glycymeris yessoensis
- Jolya elongata
- Keenaea sp.
- Laevicardium shiobarense
- Limopsis sp.
- Limopsis adamsiana
- Limopsis azumana
- Limopsis tokaiensis
- Lucinoma sp.
- Macoma tokyoensis
- Mercenaria sp.
- Mizuhopecten? sp.
- Mizuhopecten planicostulatus
- Mizuhopecten tokyoensis
- Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Yesso scallop
- Neopycnodonte sp.
- Nipponocrassatella sp.
- Paphia sp.
- Pecten sp.
- Pendaloma otohimeae
- Potamocorbula sp.
- Ruditapes sp.
- Siliqua sp.
- Solen sp.
- Vasticardium sp.
- family Veneridae, Venus clam
- Yoldia sp.
- Yoldia naganumana => Yoldia similis
- Scaphopoda
- Fissidentalium yokoyamai
- Gastropoda
- Bathybembix argenteonitens => Ginebis argenteonitens
- Bathybembix argenteonitens convexiusculus => Ginebis argenteonitens
- Calliostoma sp.
- Etrema subauriformis
- Fulgoraria sp.
- Fulgoraria hirasei noguchii => Fulgoraria noguchii
- Fulgoraria (Neopsephaea) koshibensis => Fulgoraria koshibensis
- Fulgoraria (Psephaea) kamakurensis => Fulgoraria kamakurensis
- Fusitriton sp.
- Glossaulax sp.
- Homalopoma granuliferum
- Nassarius castus
- Neohaustator fortilirata, Strong-ribbed turritella
- Neptunea sp.
- Neptunea arthritica
- Neptunea yokoyamai
- Nipponotrophon sp.
- Profundiconus tuberculosus
- Umbonium sp.
- Umbonium suchiense
- Brachiopoda
- Laqueus rubellus
- Terebratalia coreanica
- Terebratalia gouldi
- Terebratulina crossei Terebratulina kiiensis
- Terebratulina japonica
- Flowering plants
- Juglans cinerea var. megacinerea
- Conifers
- Metasequoia sp.
- Foraminifera
- Elphidium sp.
- Trace fossils
- Pipe rocks
- Burrows
- Boring shells
- Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
- Mammals
- family Cervidae, Deers, (Horns)
- Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Naumann's elephant, (Molars)
- Parastegodon sp. => Stegodon sp., (Molars)
- Sinomegaceros yabei, (Bones)
- Stegodon aurorae
- Fishes, (Teeth)
- Sharks, (Teeth)
- Insects
- Crustaceans
- suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle
- family Goneplacidae
- Echinoids
- Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
- Bivalves
- Acila sp.
- Acila (Acila) divaricata => Acila divaricata, Divaricate nut clam
- Acila mirabilis
- Anadara sp.
- Anadara broughtonii, Bloody clam
- Anadara kagoshimensis
- Anadara satowi
- Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa => Tegillarca granosa, Blood cockle
- Anomalodiscus sp.
- Anomia sp.
- Anomia lischkei => Anomia cytaeum
- Arca boucardi miyatensis => Arca boucardi
- Arca miyatensis => Arca boucardi
- Azorinus abbreviatus
- Azumapecten sp.
- Barnea sp.
- Callista sp.
- Calyptogena sp.
- Cardita sp.
- Circe sp.
- Clementia sp.
- Clinocardium sp.
- Clinocardium braunsi
- Conchocele sp.
- Corbicula sp.
- Corbula sp.
- Corbula venusta
- Crassatella (Eucrassatella) nana => Nipponocrassatella nana
- Crassatellites nanus => Nipponocrassatella nana
- Crassostrea gigas => Magallana gigas, Pacific oyster
- Crassostrea nippona => Magallana nippona, Iwagaki oyster
- Cryptopecten sp.
- Cultellus izumoensis
- Cyclina sp.
- Cyclina orientalis
- Cyclina sinensis, Chinese venus
- Decatopecten sp.
- Dinocardium braunsi => Clinocardium braunsi
- Diplodonta (Felaniella) usta => Felaniella usta
- Diplodonta semiasperoides
- Dosinia sp.
- Dosinia angulosa
- Dosinia bilunulata
- Dosinia japonica
- Fabulina miyatensis => Semelangulus miyatensis
- Fulvia sp.
- Fulvia mutica, Japanese cockle
- Glycymeris albolineata, White-lined bittersweet
- Glycymeris nipponica
- Glycymeris rotunda
- Glycymeris yessoensis
- Hanleyanus vestalioides
- Jolya elongata
- Keenaea sp.
- Limopsis tokaiensis
- family Lucinidae
- Lucinoma sp.
- Macoma sp.
- Macoma incongrua
- Macoma nipponica
- Macoma praetexta => Praetextellina praetexta
- Macoma tokyoensis
- Mactra sp.
- Mactra sulcataria => Mactra chinensis
- Mactra veneriformis => Mactra quadrangularis
- Megacardita sp.
- Mercenaria stimpsoni, Stimpson's hard clam
- Meretrix sp.
- Meretrix lamarckii
- Mimarcaria matsumotoi
- Mizuhopecten sp.
- Mizuhopecten tokyoensis
- Mya sp.
- Nipponocrassatella nana
- Nuculana yokoyamai
- Ostrea gigas => Magallana gigas
- Panopea sp.
- Panopea japonica, Japanese geoduck
- Paphia sp.
- Paphia naganumana
- Paphia vernicosa
- Patinopecten tokyoensis => Mizuhopecten tokyoensis
- Pecten sp.
- Pecten albicans, Japanese baking scallop
- Pecten (Notovola) albicans naganumanus => Pecten albicans, Japanese baking scallop
- Pegophysema bialata
- Petricola aequistriata
- Pillucina sp.
- Pitar lineolatus
- Placamen sp.
- Protothaca jedoensis => Leukoma jedoensis
- Raeta yokohamaensis => Raeta pulchella
- Ruditapes sp.
- Saccella sp.
- Saccella gordonis
- Sarepta sp.
- Saxidomus sp., Washington clam
- Saxidomus purpuratus => Saxidomus purpurata
- Solecurtus dunkeri => Solecurtus divaricatus
- family Solemyidae
- Solen sp.
- Solen gouldi => Solen strictus, Razor clam
- Spisula sp.
- Swiftopecten swiftii, Swift's scallop
- Tegillarca sp.
- Tellinella crucigera
- Theora sp.
- family Thyasiridae
- Trapezium liratum => Neotrapezium liratum, Quadrate trapezium
- Tresus sp., Horse clam
- Venerupis semidecussata => Ruditapes philippinarum, Japanese littleneck
- Venerupis variegata => Venerupis aspera, Variegated tapes
- Venus cassinaeformis
- Yoldia sp.
- Scaphopoda
- Dentalium hexagonum => Paradentalium hexagonum
- Dentalium septentrionale => Antalis weinkauffi
- Gastropoda
- Babylonia sp.
- Bathybembix argenteonitens => Ginebis argenteonitens
- Batillaria sp.
- Batillaria zonalis
- Cancellaria (Sydaphera) spengleriana => Sydaphera spengleriana, Spengler's nutmeg
- Cerithium coralium, Coral cerith
- Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon
- Cryptonatica janthostomoides => Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon
- Cymatium (Ranularia) subpyrum => Cymatium subpyrum
- genus Cypraea, Cowry
- Enida japonica
- Erato sp.
- Ergalatax sp.
- Glossaulax sp.
- Glossaulax reiniana
- Homalopoma amussitatum
- Homalopoma granuliferum
- Inquisitor sp.
- Lissotesta sobrina
- Mitrella sp.
- family Mitridae, Mitre shell
- Nassarius (Zeuxis) caelatus => Nassarius caelatus
- Nassarius castus
- Nassarius festivus => Reticunassa festiva
- Nassarius livescens
- Natica janthostoma => Cryptonatica janthostoma
- family Naticidae, Moon snail
- Neptunea arthritica
- Ocinebrellus sp.
- Pirenella alata
- Rapana thomasiana => Rapana venosa, Veined rapa whelk
- Rapana venosa, Veined rapa whelk
- Reishia sp.
- Siphonalia fusoides, Fusiform whelk
- Siphonalia spadicea
- Strioterebrum japonicum
- Syrnola sp.
- Thais (Reishia) bronni => Reishia bronni
- Thylacodes sp.
- Tonna sp.
- Turbonilla paucicostulata
- Turritella nipponica => Neohaustator fortilirata, Strong-ribbed turritella
- Turritella nipponica nojimaensis => Neohaustator fortirata nojimaensis
- Umbonium sp.
- Umbonium costatum, Costate button top
- Umbonium giganteum
- Umbonium suchiense
- Volutharpa sp.
- Brachiopods
- family Lingulidae
- Coptothyris grayi
- Flowering plants (Trunks, Seeds, Leaves)
- Alnus sp., Alder
- Euryale sp.
- Juglans sp., Walnut tree, (Nuts)
- Salix sp., Willow
- Trapa sp., (Nuts)
- Trapa incisa
- Trapa macropoda
- Foraminifera
- Plankton
- Trace fossils
- Upogebia sp., (Burrows)
- Boring shells
- Excirolana sp. => Macaronichnus isp.
- class Polychaeta, Ragworm
- Pipe rocks
- Teredo sp., Shipworm
- Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
- Mammals
- infraorder Cetacea, Whales, (Bones)
- Bivalvia
- Barnea (Anchomasa) manilensis inornata => Barnea manilensis
- Gastropoda
- Batillaria zonalis
- Investigation in progress
- Diatoms
- Bivalvia
- Arcuatula sp.