A new pectinid species, Swiftopecten djoserus sp. nov. is described from the Pliocene Zukawa Formation in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture in Central Honshu. This species can be distinguished from S. swiftii, the type species of the genus, by its smaller size, the fewer fine radial riblets on both valves, the wider umbonal angle and the more uneven ledges. Swiftopecten djoserus sp. nov. is an extinct species of the Omma-Manganji fauna that occurred locally in the central part of the Sea of Japan borderland during the latest Pliocene.
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1 July 2017
A New Pliocene Species of Swiftopecten (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from the Zukawa Formation in Toyama Prefecture, Central Japan
Taro Yoshimura
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Paleontological Research
Vol. 21 • No. 3
July 2017
Vol. 21 • No. 3
July 2017
Bivalvia
Japan
latest Pliocene
Swiftopecten
Zukawa Formation