PBDB Collection

S5-4-86-OF-KUB-3 Kunga Island (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (52.8° N, 131.6° W: paleocoordinates 0.3° N, 126.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Late/Upper Sinemurian (196.5 - 189.6 Ma)

• early Upper Sinemurian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone and lithified siltstone

• limestone nodule, 5 cm x 15 cm, within a nodule horizon in thinly-bedded siltstones

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: E. S. Carter, P. A. Whalen, and J. Guex. 1998. Biochronology and paleontology of Lower Jurassic (Hettangian and Sinemurian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin (496)1-162 [A. Miller/K. Layou/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94351: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.02.2010, edited by Adam Kocsis

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Udalia parvacapsa, Udalia plana, Sophia tuberis, Sophia palfyi, Crucella prisca, Crucella kaisunensis, Crucella hettangica, Archaeohagiastrum pobi, Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum rudimentum Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Sophia tuberis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Sophia palfyi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella prisca Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Crucella kaisunensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Archaeohagiastrum pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum majusculum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum rudimentum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	Homoeoparonaella lowryensis Homoeoparonaella lowryensis Whalen and Carter 2002 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium kungaense, Pantanellium carlense, Pantanellium danaense, Pantanellium sixi Pantanellium kungaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium carlense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium sixi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	"Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Leugeonidae	Leugeonidae "indet. A" Leugeonidae "indet. A" Yang and Wang 1990 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Amuria macfarlanei Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea harbridgensis, Charlottea proprietatis, Charlottea amurensis Charlottea harbridgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea proprietatis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Mesosaturnalis aff. artus, "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	? Napora graybayensis, Bipedis patricki n. sp., Bipedis diadema ? Napora graybayensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian Bipedis patricki n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis diadema Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis, Foremania sandilandsensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Foremania sandilandsensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	"Atalanta emmela" = Atalantria emmela, Canoptum columbiaense "Atalanta emmela" = Atalantria emmela Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma irvingi, Katroma regina, Katroma westermanni Katroma irvingi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma regina Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma westermanni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Farcidae	Farcus "sp. A" Farcus "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum simplum Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Droltus laseekensis, Droltus firmus, Droltus fondrenensis, Droltus lyellensis, Canutus blomei, Bagotum erraticum Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus firmus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Droltus fondrenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus blomei Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Bagotum erraticum Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian