PBDB Collection

S4-7-86-OF-KUC-7 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

• small 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 94346: 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
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	"Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	Homoeoparonaella lowryensis Homoeoparonaella lowryensis Whalen and Carter 2002 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium carlense, Pantanellium sixi, Pantanellium kungaense, Pantanellium danaense Pantanellium carlense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium sixi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium kungaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Archaeohagiastrum pobi, Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi, Hagiastrum rudimentum, Udalia parvacapsa, Udalia plana, Crucella hettangica, Sophia tuberis Archaeohagiastrum pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum rudimentum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Sophia tuberis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea amurensis, Charlottea proprietatis Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea proprietatis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Mesosaturnalis aff. artus, "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis, Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983 radiolarian Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis Blome 1984 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Canutus rockfishensis, Broctus kuensis, Bagotum erraticum, Droltus lyellensis, Droltus hecatensis, Droltus fondrenensis, Droltus firmus, Droltus laseekensis Canutus rockfishensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Broctus kuensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Bagotum erraticum Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus hecatensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus fondrenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Droltus firmus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum simplum Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Foremania sandilandsensis Foremania sandilandsensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Canoptidae	Laxtorum hemingense Laxtorum hemingense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma westermanni, Katroma regina, Katroma irvingi Katroma westermanni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma regina Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma irvingi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Solidea hillhousei Solidea hillhousei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	? Napora graybayensis, Bipedis helenae, Bipedis patricki ? Napora graybayensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian Bipedis helenae Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis patricki Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Farcidae	Farcus "sp. A" Farcus "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Leugeonidae	Leugeonidae "indet. A" Leugeonidae "indet. A" Yang and Wang 1990 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Amuria macfarlanei Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian