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Nishinoomote City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
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Nishinoomote CityCity
Kagoshima PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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PlacePopulation
Nishinoomote17,832 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
338393
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338393:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japon
German:
Nishinoomote, Präfektur Kagoshima, Japan
Italian:
Nishinoomote, prefettura di Kagoshima, Giappone
Russian:
Нисиноомоте, Кагосима, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
西之表市, 鹿儿岛县, 日本
Spanish:
Nishinoomote, prefectura de Kagoshima, Japón
Arabic:
نيشينوموتي , كاغوشيما, اليابان
Asturian:
Nishinoomote, prefeutura de Kagoshima, Xapón
Bengali:
নিশিনুমোতো, কাগোশিমা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Nishinoomote Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
西之表市, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Czech:
Nišinoomote, Prefektura Kagošima, Japonsko
Danish:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
نیشینواوموته، کاگوشیما, استان کاگوشیما, ژاپن
Finnish:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshiman prefektuuri, Japani
Greek:
Νισινουμότε, Περιφέρεια Καγκοσίμα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
નિશિનોમોટ, કાગોશીમા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
נישינוֹמוֹטֶה, קגושימה, יפן
Hindi:
निशिनओमोते, कागोशिमा प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Nishinoomote, Prefektur Kagoshima, Jepang
Japanese:
西之表市, 鹿児島県, 日本
Kannada:
ನಿಶಿನೋಮೋಟ್, ಕಾಗೊಶಿಮಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
니시노오모테시, 가고시마현, 일본
Latvian:
Nišinumota, Kagosimas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Nišinumotas, Kagošimos prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Nishinoomote, Wilayah Kagoshima, Jepun
Marathi:
निशिनोमोटे, कागोशिमा, जपान
Mazanderani:
نیشینواوموته، کاگوشیما, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nisinoomote-chhī, Kagosima-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan
Polish:
Nishinoomote, Prefektura Kagoshima, Japonia
Portuguese:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japão
Romanian:
Nishinoomote, Prefectura Kagoshima, Japonia
Sinhalese:
නිශිනුමොටේ, කගොශිමා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
نیشینواوموته، کاقوشیما, کاقوشیما اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Nishinoomote, Prepektura ng Kagoshima, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Нишиноомоте, Префектураи Кагосима, Ҷопон
Tamil:
நிஷினுமோட்டே, ககோஷிமா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Telugu:
నిషినోమోటే, కాగోషిమా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
นิชิโนโมะเตะ, จังหวัดคาโงชิมะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
西之表, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Turkish:
Nishinoomote, Kagoşima ili, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Нішіноомоте, Префектура Каґошіма, Японія
Urdu:
نیشینوموتی, کاگوشیما پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Hapon


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences54
Youngest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tajima545.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Euchelus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Chilodontaidae : Euchelus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Batillaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Batillariidae : Batillaria5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Polinices
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Polinices5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Tonna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tonnidae : Tonna5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Buccinum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Ceratostoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Ceratostoma5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Mitrella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Mitrella5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Olivella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Olivella5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Bulla
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Bullidae : Bulla5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Architectonica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Architectonica5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Limopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Limopsidae : Limopsis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Scapharca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Mytilus (Septifer)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus (Septifer)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Mizuhopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Mizuhopecten5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pododesmus (Monia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Pododesmus : Pododesmus (Monia)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Notostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Arcopagia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Arcopagia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Crassatella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Dosinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Fulvia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Fulvia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Lutraria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Lutraria5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Megacardita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Megacardita5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Meretrix
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Meretrix5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Oxyperas
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Oxyperas5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pitar
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Solen
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Solenidae : Solen5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Corbula (Anisocorbula)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Anisocorbula)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Atrina (Servatrina) pectinata
species
Atrina (Servatrina) pectinata5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Volsella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Dentalium (Graptacme)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium : Dentalium (Graptacme)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Cryptopecten vesiculosus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Cryptopecten : Cryptopecten vesiculosus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Amussiopecten praesignis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Amussiopecten : Amussiopecten praesignis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Callista (Callista) chinensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callista : Callista (Callista) chinensis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Coptothyris excelsa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Coptothyris : Coptothyris excelsa5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pictothyris picta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Frenulinidae : Pictothyris : Pictothyris picta5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pictothyris tanegashimaensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Frenulinidae : Pictothyris : Pictothyris tanegashimaensis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Kikaithyris hanzawai
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Frenulinidae : Kikaithyris : Kikaithyris hanzawai5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishinoomote,_Kagoshima
Wikidata ID:Q847602
GeoNames ID:1855201


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