PBDB Collection

S1-7-89-CNA-SKUD-34A and -34B, Kunga Island (Jurassic to of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (52.8° N, 131.6° W: paleocoordinates 1.3° S, 126.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Middle Hettangian to Middle Hettangian (201.3 - 196.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• limestone nodules in hard, 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 94285: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 16.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis, Amuria impensa Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian Amuria impensa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Droltus hecatensis Droltus hecatensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Canoptidae	Relanus reefensis Relanus reefensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Nitrader "sp. A", Canoptum columbiaense Nitrader "sp. A" Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis, Protokatroma aquila n. gen. n. sp., Pseudoeucyrtis angusta Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Protokatroma aquila n. gen. n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pseudoeucyrtis angusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	"? Jacus anatiformis" = Anaticapitula anatiformis, Bipedis elizabethae "? Jacus anatiformis" = Anaticapitula anatiformis De Wever 1982 radiolarian Bipedis elizabethae Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Quinquecapsulariidae	Empirea "sp. A", Empirea hasta Empirea "sp. A" Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Empirea hasta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Heptacladidae	"Pseudoheptacladus "sp. A"" = Parentactinosphaera "Pseudoheptacladus "sp. A"" = Parentactinosphaera Kozur and Mostler 1979 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis, Palaeosaturnalis liassicus, Praehexasaturnalis tetraradiatus, Praehexasaturnalis poultoni Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis Blome 1984 radiolarian Palaeosaturnalis liassicus Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Praehexasaturnalis tetraradiatus Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Praehexasaturnalis poultoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea weedensis, Tozerium nascens Charlottea weedensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Tozerium nascens Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Radiolaria -	Spumellaria "indet. A" Spumellaria "indet. A" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Paronaella ravenensis, Paronaella skenaensis, Thurstonia magnaglobus, Thurstonia gibsoni, Thurstonia minutaglobus, Danubea howardi Paronaella ravenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Paronaella skenaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia magnaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia gibsoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Danubea howardi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium tanuense, Pantanellium browni, Pantanellium kluense Pantanellium tanuense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium browni Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium kluense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Udalia plana, Udalia primaeva Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia primaeva Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian