PBDB Collection

GSC loc. C-080579, Maude Island (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (53.2° N, 132.1° W: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 126.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Whiteaves Formation (Maude Group), Middle Toarcian (182.0 - 175.6 Ma)

• Informal Radiolarian Zone 2 (correlates with Bifrons Ammonite Zone); meters indicate distance from top of Whiteaves Fm

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, calcareous shale

• well oxygenated bottom conditions

• lithology of sample: very dark gray limestone (calcirudite) nodule

•lithology of sample/(sequence): pale gray, green weathering shale with limestone nodules and septarian nodules

Size class: microfossils

Reposited in the GSC

• collected by B.E.B. Cameron, 1979; focus on radiolarians

Primary reference: E.S. Carter, B.E.B. Cameron, and P.L. Smith. 1988. Lower and Middle Jurassic radiolarian biostratigraphy and systematic paleontology, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 386:1-109 [W. Kiessling/T. Schossleitner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71084: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Thomas Schossleitner on 18.04.2007, edited by Adam Kocsis

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Taxonomic list

• rare: 1-2 specimens; common: 3-6 specimens; abundant: >6 specimens

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Bivalvia
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	Trigonia sp. Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789 clam poorly preserved
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Phymatoceratidae	Phymatoceras sp. Phymatoceras sp. ammonite poorly preserved
Protozoa
Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae	Praeconocaryomma immodica, Praeconocaryomma aff. media, Praeconocaryomma aff. mamillaria Praeconocaryomma immodica radiolarian Praeconocaryomma aff. media Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian Praeconocaryomma aff. mamillaria Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae	Staurolonche ellsi, Staurolonche aff. robusta Staurolonche ellsi radiolarian Staurolonche aff. robusta Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Crucella angulosa, Pseudocrucella "sp. C" Crucella angulosa Carter 1988 radiolarian in Carter et al.(2010): angulosa subsp. Pseudocrucella "sp. C" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Paronaella porosa, Paronaella cf. mulleri, Paronaella skowkonaensis Paronaella porosa radiolarian Paronaella cf. mulleri Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Paronaella skowkonaensis Carter 1988 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	"Homeoparonaella reciproca" = Homoeoparonaella "Homeoparonaella reciproca" = Homoeoparonaella radiolarian
Spumellaria - Emiluviidae	? Emiluvia moresbyensis n. sp., ? Emiluvia "sp. A", ? Emiluvia "sp. B", Emiluvia "sp. C" ? Emiluvia moresbyensis n. sp. radiolarian ? Emiluvia "sp. A" Foreman 1973 radiolarian ? Emiluvia "sp. B" Foreman 1973 radiolarian Emiluvia "sp. C" Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	? Perispyridium "sp. A", "Protoperispyridium hippaensis" = Perispyridium hippaense ? Perispyridium "sp. A" Dumitrica 1978 radiolarian "Protoperispyridium hippaensis" = Perispyridium hippaense Carter et al. 1988 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Nassellaria indet. Nassellaria indet. Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian listed as Genus A indet.
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiellidae	"Eucyrtidiellum aff. unumaensis" = Eucyrtidiellum unumaense "Eucyrtidiellum aff. unumaensis" = Eucyrtidiellum unumaense Yao 1979 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	"Napora aff. turgida" = Napora, "Jacus magnificus n. sp." = Napora, "Jacus "sp. A"" = Napora "Napora aff. turgida" = Napora radiolarian "Jacus magnificus n. sp." = Napora radiolarian "Jacus "sp. A"" = Napora Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Parvicingula aff. burnensis, ? Parvicingula "sp. A", Parvicingula aff. media, Wrangellium oregonense, ? Canoptum "sp. A", Canoptum anulatum, Praeparvicingula gigantocornis¹, "Parvicingula aculeata" = Praeparvicingula aculeata, "Eucyrtidium elementarius" = Praeparvicingula elementaria, Praeparvicingula tlellensis², "Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii, ? Elodium mackenziei², "Crubus wilsonensis n. sp." = Elodium wilsonense Parvicingula aff. burnensis radiolarian ? Parvicingula "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Parvicingula aff. media Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Wrangellium oregonense Yeh 1987 radiolarian ? Canoptum "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian Canoptum anulatum Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian Praeparvicingula gigantocornis¹ Kishida and Hisada 1985 radiolarian "Parvicingula aculeata" = Praeparvicingula aculeata Carter et al. 1988 radiolarian "Eucyrtidium elementarius" = Praeparvicingula elementaria Carter et al. 1988 radiolarian questionable occurence Praeparvicingula tlellensis² Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian "Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian ? Elodium mackenziei² Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian "Crubus wilsonensis n. sp." = Elodium wilsonense Carter et al. 1988 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Stichocapsa cf. convexa Stichocapsa cf. convexa Yao 1979 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Williriedellidae	Tricolocapsa cf. rusti Tricolocapsa cf. rusti radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	"Lupherium "sp. A"" = Parahsuum, Hsuum ? muelleri, Hsuum "sp. A", Hsuum cf. rosebudense, "Hsuum optimus n. sp." = Hsuum optimum, Hsuum plectocostatum² "Lupherium "sp. A"" = Parahsuum Yao 1982 radiolarian Hsuum ? muelleri radiolarian Hsuum "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Hsuum cf. rosebudense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian "Hsuum optimus n. sp." = Hsuum optimum Carter et al. 1988 radiolarian Hsuum plectocostatum² Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Unumidae	Protunuma paulsmithi Protunuma paulsmithi radiolarian
Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae	Archaeodictyomitra aff. primagena Archaeodictyomitra aff. primagena radiolarian

¹Carter et al. 2010; ²Gorican et al. 2006