Context (Field collection)
From the shell mounds in Kanto District. Excavated by Kashiwa Oyama, Ohyama Prehistoric Institute. See list in archive (BR3/1/1).
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marking in black pen on the back of each shell, consisting of two Japanese characters [see image].
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Related Documents)
Note on the catalogue card for 1935.235.1-10: 'These are numbers on the list given me - but are not the numbers on the shells.' [The number on the shell does in fact match the number on the Oyama list for shells from the Kanto District. Lizzy Peneycad, 23/10/2023]
Event Date 1935
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1935.235.1-10: 'List of shells. 3. Anadara Subcrenata Lischke.'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Two shells numbered '3'.
Event Date 11/7/2001
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Two shells of the marine bivalve mollusc Anadara kagoshimensis, a type of ark clam. Left and right valve from the same animal.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Amendments / updates)
The accepted scientific name for Anadara subcrenata Lischke is now Anadara kagoshimensis Tokunaga. The description field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad