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Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Nikaho CityCity
Akita PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
337968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337968:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Nikaho, Akita, Japon
German:
Nikaho, Präfektur Akita, Japan
Italian:
Nikaho, prefettura di Akita, Giappone
Russian:
Никахо, Акита, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
仁賀保市, 秋田县, 日本
Spanish:
Nikaho, Prefectura de Akita, Japón
Arabic:
نيكاهو , أكيتا, اليابان
Aromanian:
Nikaho, Japonia
Asturian:
Nikaho, prefeutura d'Akita, Xapón
Bengali:
নিকাহু, আকিতা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
仁賀保市, 秋田縣, 日本
Czech:
Nikaho, Prefektura Akita, Japonsko
Danish:
Nikaho, Akita-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Nikaho, Akita, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
نیکاهو، آکیتا, استان آکیتا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Nikaho, Akitan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Nikaho, Prefectura de Akita, Xapón
Greek:
Νικάχο, Επαρχία Άκιτα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
નિકહો, અકિટા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hindi:
निकाहो, अकिता प्रीफ़ेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Nikaho, Prefektur Akita, Jepang
Japanese:
にかほ市, 秋田県, 日本
Kannada:
ನಿಕಾಹೊ, ಅಕಿಟಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Никахо қаласы, Жапония
Korean:
니카호시, 아키타현, 일본
Latvian:
Nikao, Akitas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Nikachas, Akitos prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Nikaho, Wilayah Akita, Jepun
Marathi:
निकोहो, अकिता, जपान
Mazanderani:
نیکاهو، آکیتا, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nikaho-chhī, Akita-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Nikaho, Akita, Japan
Polish:
Nikaho, Akita , Japonia
Portuguese:
Nikaho, Akita, Japão
Romanian:
Nikaho, Prefectura Akita, Japonia
Sinhalese:
නිකාහො, අකිටා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
نیکاهو، آکیتا, آکیتا اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Nikaho, Akita prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Nikaho, Prepektura ng Akita, Hapon
Tamil:
நிக்கஹோ, ஆகிட்டா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Telugu:
నికాహో, అకితా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
นิคาโฮ, จังหวัดอากิตะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
仁賀保, 秋田縣, 日本
Turkish:
Nikaho, Akita, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Нікахо, Префектура Акіта, Японія
Urdu:
نیکاہو، اکیتا, اکیتا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Nikaho, Akita, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Nikaho, Akita, Hapon


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences17
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kisagata shell bed160.0117 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
Tomioka13.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chlorostoma (Omphalius)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Chlorostoma : Chlorostoma (Omphalius)0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Batillaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Batillariidae : Batillaria0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Narona
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Narona0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Purpura
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Purpura0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pseudogrammatodon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Pseudogrammatodon0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Scapharca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Macoma (Heteromacoma)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Heteromacoma)0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mysticeti
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mysticeti3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Eubalaena glacialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Eubalaena : Eubalaena glacialis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Leukoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Leukoma0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oliva (Neocylindrus) mustelina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva : Oliva (Neocylindrus) mustelina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Scapharca broughtoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca : Scapharca broughtoni0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Glossaulax didyma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : Glossaulax didyma0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Serpulorbis imbricatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Vermetidae : Serpulorbis : Serpulorbis imbricatus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Babylonia japonica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Babylonia : Babylonia japonica0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Macoma (Macoma) incongrua
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma) incongrua0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Crassostrea gigas
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : Crassostrea gigas0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikaho,_Akita
Wikidata ID:Q847550
GeoNames ID:1855401


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