Section 2, SM-48, Stanley Mountain, California (Jurassic of the United States)

Where: California (35.1° N, 120.2° W: paleocoordinates 30.5° N, 65.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Unit 2 Formation (Volcanopelagic Succession Group), Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• Zone 4 beta - revision of chronostratigraphic assignment based on Baumgarnter et al. (1995) and Kiessling et al. (1999)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified limestone

• Dark gray manganiferous limestone lens

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, hydrochloric,

• Radiolarians only

Primary reference: D. M. Hull. 1997. Upper Jurassic Tethyan and Southern Boreal radiolarians from western North America. Micropaleontology 43(S2):1-202 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50743: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 20.05.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Bolena zancajosa radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Tripocyclia foremanae Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Tripocyclia mascula Yang 1993 radiolarian
Suna ehrenbergi radiolarian
Suna haeckeli radiolarian
Triactoma blakei Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Triactoma kellumi Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
"Complexapora kozuri" = Zhamoidellum, "Complexapora kiesslingi" = Zhamoidellum, Minocapsa aitai, "Striatojaponicapsa plicarum" = Striatojaponocapsa, "? Striatojaponicapsa sp." = Striatojaponocapsa, "Praezhamoidellum frequens" = Williriedellum frequens
"Complexapora kozuri" = Zhamoidellum radiolarian
"Complexapora kiesslingi" = Zhamoidellum radiolarian
Minocapsa aitai radiolarian
"Striatojaponicapsa plicarum" = Striatojaponocapsa radiolarian
s. str.
"? Striatojaponicapsa sp." = Striatojaponocapsa Kozur 1984 radiolarian
"Praezhamoidellum frequens" = Williriedellum frequens Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Napora espinosa radiolarian
Napora lomoalta radiolarian
Napora cf. bearensis Pessagno 1986 radiolarian
"Napora lospensis" = Napora bukryi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Napora pacifica Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Napora aff. latissima Takemura 1986 radiolarian
Napora pyramidalis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Podobursa basilica radiolarian
Podobursa lanza radiolarian
Podobursa spinosa Ozvoldova 1975 radiolarian
group
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Obesacapsula sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Spongocapsula palmerae Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Parvicingula sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Parvicingula satura Hull 1995 radiolarian
Parvicingula gorda Hull 1995 radiolarian
Parvicingula aff. gorda Hull 1995 radiolarian
"Parvicingula corralensis" = Parvicingula jonesi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Mirifusus aff. chenodes Renz 1974 radiolarian
Mirifusus baileyi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Mirifusus mediodilatatus Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Mirifusus cf. fragilis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Darvelus primus n. sp. Hull 1995 radiolarian
Darvelus pessagnoi n. sp. Hull 1995 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula holdsworthi Yang 1993 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula cf. holdsworthi Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
Triversus sp. Takemura 1986 radiolarian
Triversus fastigatus Hull 1997 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Novixitus sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus antiquus radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae
"Minocapsa horokanaiensis" = Tetracapsa horokanaiensis
"Minocapsa horokanaiensis" = Tetracapsa horokanaiensis Kawabata 1988 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Hsuum mclaughlini Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Hsuum maxwelli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Acanthocircus trizonalis Rüst 1898 radiolarian
ssp. angustus
"Acanthocircus protoformis" = Eospongosaturninus protoformis Yao 1972 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
 Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Homoeoparonaella elegans Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Homoeoparonaella gigantea Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Patulibracchium sp. Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Nolita ramosa radiolarian
Nolita sp. Hull 1997 radiolarian
Acusten ordinarius radiolarian
Acastea dura radiolarian
Acastea incontraria radiolarian
Acastea remusa radiolarian
Acastea tenuis radiolarian
Acastea acer Yang 1993 radiolarian
Novitripus placitus radiolarian
Novitripus varius radiolarian
Acaeniotyle aff. umbilicata Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang 1993 radiolarian
Lanubus sp. Pessagno and Yang 1989 radiolarian
Parvivacca immodica radiolarian
Parvivacca marina radiolarian
Parvivacca robusta radiolarian
Parvivacca varica radiolarian
Parvivacca simplex Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Emiluvia fontana radiolarian
? Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
ssp. multipora
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Angulobracchia bulbosa Hull 1997 radiolarian
Deviatus deweveri radiolarian
Deviatus hipposidericus Foreman 1975 radiolarian
? Paronaella panda radiolarian
Paronaella coalescenda Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Paronaella obesa Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Paronaella cf. obesa Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Paronaella bandyi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Crucella linda radiolarian
"Crucella angulata" = Crucella magna Blome 1984 radiolarian
Crucella aff. messinae Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Tetraditryma corralitosensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
s. str.
? Tetraditryma corralitosensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
ssp. bifida
Tetraditryma aff. praeplena Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Tritrabs suavia radiolarian
Tritrabs casmaliaensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Tritrabs exotica Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Tritrabs rhododactylus Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Tritrabs worzeli Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
"Neoparonaella delicata" = Neoparonaella delicata Yang 1993 radiolarian
"Neoparonaella volatica" = Neoparonaella delicata Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Protovallupus sp. Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Protovallupus tetlamaensis Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pantanellium meraceibaense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium rarum Hull 1997 radiolarian
Pantanellium deflectum Yang 1993 radiolarian
Pantanellium squinaboli Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Pantanellium aff. josephinense Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
Gorgansium sp. Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian