PBDB Collection

S4-6-86-OF-KUC-6 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

• isolated limestone nodule, 5 cm x 10 cm, 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 94345: 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
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Amuria macfarlanei Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea proprietatis, Charlottea amurensis Charlottea proprietatis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Mesosaturnalis aff. artus, "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis, Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis, Pseudoheliodiscus yaoi Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983 radiolarian Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis Blome 1984 radiolarian Pseudoheliodiscus yaoi Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Cuniculiformiidae	Cuniculiformis plinius Cuniculiformis plinius De Wever 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae	? Ectonocorys sp. ? Ectonocorys sp. Foreman 1968 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Foremania sandilandsensis Foremania sandilandsensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum simplum Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Broctus kuensis, Droltus lyellensis, Droltus laseekensis, Droltus fondrenensis, Canutus rockfishensis Broctus kuensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus fondrenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Canutus rockfishensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Bipedis patricki Bipedis patricki Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma westermanni, Katroma irvingi, Katroma regina, Teesium insignitum Katroma westermanni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma irvingi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma regina Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Teesium insignitum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	"Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium skedansense, Pantanellium carlense, Pantanellium danaense Pantanellium skedansense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium carlense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	Homoeoparonaella lowryensis Homoeoparonaella lowryensis Whalen and Carter 2002 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Archaeohagiastrum pobi, Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi, Crucella hettangica, Crucella cavata, Udalia plana, Udalia dennisoni, Hagiastrum rudimentum, Sophia palfyi Archaeohagiastrum pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Crucella cavata Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia dennisoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum rudimentum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Sophia palfyi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian