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Asagai fauna

Synonymj: Iwaki fauna

• Strata: Asagai Formation
• Oligocene
• Correlation: Poronai fauna

• Sedimentary facies: Marine
• Sedimentary facies: Inner bay
• Climate: Warm-temperate
• Depth of water: Upper - Middle sublittoral

• [ Index fossils ]
• Acila (Truncacila) oyamadensis
• Clinocardium asagaiense
• Cyclocardia laxata
• Mya grewingki
• Turritella tokunagai

• Kubo et. al. (2002) Geology of the Kawamae and Ide District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 136p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Kubo et al. (1994) Geology of the Namie and Iwaki-Tomioka District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 104p. (in Japanese with English abstract 7p.)