Gavuructugu, sample G11 (Triassic of Turkey)

Where: Mersin, Turkey (36.9° N, 34.2° E: paleocoordinates 36.9° N, 34.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Killik Formation, Tuvalian (232.0 - 221.5 Ma)

• Huglu Unit of the Mersin Ophiolitic Melange, Spongotortilispinus moixi radiolarian zone, Lower Tuvalian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

• detritic limestone within a thick green tuff interval

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: W. Kozur, P. Moix, and P. Ozsvart. 2007. Characteristic Nassellaria of the lower Tuvalian (Upper Triassic) Spongotortilispinus moixi Zone of the Huglu Unit in the Mersin Mélange, southeastern Turkey. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles / SVSN 90(3):151-173 [W. Kiessling/F. Reichel/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 80845: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Falko Reichel on 15.05.2008, edited by Uta Merkel

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Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Capnuchosphaeridae indet.3, Spinocapnuchosphaera hantkeni n. sp.3, Spinocapnuchosphaera tricuspidata n. sp.3, Spinocapnuchosphaera odoghertyi n. sp.3, Spinocapnuchosphaera szentei n. sp.3, Spinocapnuchosphaera szivesae n. sp.3, Spinocapnuchosphaera tekini n. gen. n. sp.3, Spinocapnuchosphaera venusta n. sp.3, ? Tetracapnuchosphaera voeroesi n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera mostleri n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera goestlingensis3, Capnuchosphaera cf. palawanensis3, Capnuchosphaera crassa3, Capnuchosphaera oesii n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera tumorspinosa n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera ciliciensis n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera gracilispinosa n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera barnabasi n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera bragini n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera cylindrica n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera tuvalica n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera tortuospinosa n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera ottomanensis n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera borbalae n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera multispinosa n. sp.3, Capnuchosphaera mersinensis n. sp.3, Weverella longispinosa n. sp.3, Weverella tetrabrachiata3, Weverella gracilispinosa n. sp.3
Capnuchosphaeridae indet.3 De Wever 1979 radiolarian
Spinocapnuchosphaera hantkeni n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Spinocapnuchosphaera tricuspidata n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
> 50 specimens
Spinocapnuchosphaera odoghertyi n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Spinocapnuchosphaera szentei n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Spinocapnuchosphaera szivesae n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Spinocapnuchosphaera tekini n. gen. n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
n. subsp. tekini, hugluensis, marginospinosa
Spinocapnuchosphaera venusta n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
? Tetracapnuchosphaera voeroesi n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera mostleri n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera goestlingensis3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera cf. palawanensis3 Yeh 1990 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera crassa3 Yeh 1990 radiolarian
subsp. crassa and yforma (n. subsp.)
Capnuchosphaera oesii n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera tumorspinosa n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
> 100 specimens
Capnuchosphaera ciliciensis n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
> 100 specimens
Capnuchosphaera gracilispinosa n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
n. subsp. gracilispinosa and turkensis
Capnuchosphaera barnabasi n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Capnuchosphaera bragini n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera cylindrica n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
n. subsp. cylindrica and retusaspinosa
Capnuchosphaera tuvalica n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
> 100 specimens
Capnuchosphaera tortuospinosa n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera ottomanensis n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
n. subsp. ottomanensis and carterae
Capnuchosphaera borbalae n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
> 50 specimens
Capnuchosphaera multispinosa n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Capnuchosphaera mersinensis n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
> 50 specimens
Weverella longispinosa n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
n. subsp. longispinosa, curvata, subrectangularis
Weverella tetrabrachiata3 Kozur and Mostler 1979 radiolarian
Weverella gracilispinosa n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeoacanthocircidae
Archaeoacanthocircus latiannulatus n. gen. n. sp.1, Archaeoacanthocircus angustiannulatus n. sp.1, Archaeoacanthocircus rectangularis n. gen. n. sp.1, Archaeoacanthocircus transitus n. sp.1, Archaeoacanthocircus ovalis n. sp.1, Huglusphaera weemsi n. gen. n. sp.1, Huglusphaera yini n. sp.1, Huglusphaera aperta n. sp.1, Huglusphaera aspinosa n. sp.1, Huglusphaera zakharovi n. sp.1
Archaeoacanthocircus latiannulatus n. gen. n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Archaeoacanthocircus angustiannulatus n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Archaeoacanthocircus rectangularis n. gen. n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Archaeoacanthocircus transitus n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Archaeoacanthocircus ovalis n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Huglusphaera weemsi n. gen. n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Huglusphaera yini n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Huglusphaera aperta n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Huglusphaera aspinosa n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Huglusphaera zakharovi n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Spongopalliidae
Paraweverella tenuispinosa n. gen. n. sp.3, Tubospongopallium inaequispinosum n. sp.3
Paraweverella tenuispinosa n. gen. n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
Tubospongopallium inaequispinosum n. sp.3 Kozur et al. 2009 radiolarian
 Entactinaria -
Kahlerosphaera koestleri n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera rejtoei n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera kerteszi n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera hamvasi n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera abnormis n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera faludyi n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera szerbi n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera pamuki n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera karinthyi n. sp.1, Kahlerosphaera vonneguti n. sp.1
Kahlerosphaera koestleri n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Kahlerosphaera rejtoei n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Kahlerosphaera kerteszi n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Kahlerosphaera hamvasi n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
> 50 specimens
Kahlerosphaera abnormis n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Kahlerosphaera faludyi n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Kahlerosphaera szerbi n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Kahlerosphaera pamuki n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Kahlerosphaera karinthyi n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Kahlerosphaera vonneguti n. sp.1 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Stampfliellidae
Stampfliella tuvalica n. gen. n. sp.2
Stampfliella tuvalica n. gen. n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
"Hypoxiphothecaella foezyi n. sp." = Senelella foezyi, "Hypoxiphothecaella elongata n. sp." = Senelella elongata, "Hypoxiphothecaella inflata n. sp." = Senelella inflata, "Hypoxiphothecaella claviformis n. sp." = Senelella claviformis, "Hypoxiphothecaella mersinensis n. gen. n. sp." = Senelella mersinensis
"Hypoxiphothecaella foezyi n. sp." = Senelella foezyi Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
more than (>) 50 specimens
"Hypoxiphothecaella elongata n. sp." = Senelella elongata Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
"Hypoxiphothecaella inflata n. sp." = Senelella inflata Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
"Hypoxiphothecaella claviformis n. sp." = Senelella claviformis Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
more than (>) 50 specimens
"Hypoxiphothecaella mersinensis n. gen. n. sp." = Senelella mersinensis Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
> 50 specimens
 Nassellaria - Unumidae
? Spinoprotunuma furcatostriata n. sp.2, Spinoprotunuma triassica n. sp.2, ? Spinoprotunuma constricta n. sp.2
? Spinoprotunuma furcatostriata n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Spinoprotunuma triassica n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
? Spinoprotunuma constricta n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Spinomersinellidae
Spinomersinella multispinosa n. sp.2, Spinomersinella goricanae n. sp.2
Spinomersinella multispinosa n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Spinomersinella goricanae n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
"Alatipicapora tetrapedis n. sp." = Hinedorcus tetrapedis2, "Alatipicapora latoalata n. sp." = Hinedorcus latoalatus2, "Alatipicapora spinosa n. sp." = Hinedorcus spinosus2
"Alatipicapora tetrapedis n. sp." = Hinedorcus tetrapedis2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
"Alatipicapora latoalata n. sp." = Hinedorcus latoalatus2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
"Alatipicapora spinosa n. sp." = Hinedorcus spinosus2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Syringocapsa glabra n. sp.2, Podobursa claviformis n. sp.2, Podobursa tuvalica n. sp.2, Podobursa sceptrumides n. sp.2, Podobursa mersinensis n. sp.2, Podobursa longiceras n. sp.2, Podobursa longiceras2, Podobursa fusiformis n. sp.2
Syringocapsa glabra n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Podobursa claviformis n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Podobursa tuvalica n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Podobursa sceptrumides n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Podobursa mersinensis n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
> 50 specimens
Podobursa longiceras n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
> 50 specimens
Podobursa longiceras2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
n. subsp. longiceras longiceras, more than 50 specimens & n. subsp. longiceras tetraspinosa with 8 specimens
Podobursa fusiformis n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
 Nassellaria - Ruesticyrtiidae
Pararuesticyrtium mersinensis n. sp., Pararuesticyrtium longispinosum n. sp., Ruesticyrtium mostleri n. sp., Veloruesticyrtium palfyi n. gen. n. sp., Ruesticyrtium georgi n. sp., Ruesticyrtium georgi, Ruesticyrtium lobatum n. sp., Ruesticyrtium latidentatum n. sp., Ruesticyrtium coronatum n. sp.
Pararuesticyrtium mersinensis n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Pararuesticyrtium longispinosum n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Ruesticyrtium mostleri n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Veloruesticyrtium palfyi n. gen. n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Ruesticyrtium georgi n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Ruesticyrtium georgi Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
n. subsp. georgi 41 specimens & n. subsp. novemdentatum 18 specimens
Ruesticyrtium lobatum n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Ruesticyrtium latidentatum n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Ruesticyrtium coronatum n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xiphothecaellidae
Xiphothecaella procera n. sp., Xiphothecaella longicaudata n. sp., Xiphothecaella strigosa n. sp., Xiphothecaella brevicaudata n. sp., Xiphothecaella orchardi n. sp., Xiphothecaella elegans n. sp.
Xiphothecaella procera n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Xiphothecaella longicaudata n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Xiphothecaella strigosa n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
>100 specimens
Xiphothecaella brevicaudata n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Xiphothecaella orchardi n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
Xiphothecaella elegans n. sp. Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Poulpidae
Triarcopoulpus norica n. sp.2
Triarcopoulpus norica n. sp.2 Kozur et al. 2007 radiolarian
1Kozur et al. 2007; 2Kozur et al. 2007; 3Kozur et al. 2009