There are 7 species of Serripes in Japan., Serripes groenlandicus (BRUGUIERE), the genotype of Serripes BECK 1814, was reported by SCHRENCK from Hakodate, northern Japan., Since then two other species of Serripes have been reported from northern Japan and Japan Sea, namely, Serripes laperousii (DESHAYES) and Serripes notabilis SOWERBY., These three species are now living in the seas near Japan., Prof., M., YOKOYAMA, who has contributed much to our knowledge of Japanese paloeoconchology, described four fossil Serripes from the Japanese Neogene., These species were originally described under the generic names "Cardium" and "Mactra., " T., KURODA described a Serripes from the Middle Neogene of Sinano., Recently T., SUGAI found a Serripes in the Miocene formation of Hukusima prefecture, Japan., This species is new., The following is a list of these species of Serripes in Japan, together with their descriptions.,
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