PBDB Collection

S6-3-86-OF-KUA-2 Kunga Island (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (52.8° N, 131.5° 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

• limestone nodule in 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 94355: 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 botanyensis, "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Paronaella botanyensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian "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 skedansense, Pantanellium sixi, Pantanellium danaense Pantanellium carlense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium skedansense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium sixi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Archaeohagiastrum pobi, Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum rudimentum, Udalia parvacapsa, Udalia plana, Crucella cavata Archaeohagiastrum pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum majusculum 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 cavata 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 harbridgensis Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea proprietatis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea harbridgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Ares sutherlandi, Ares moresbyensis Ares sutherlandi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Ares moresbyensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Canutus rockfishensis, Droltus lyellensis, Droltus firmus, Droltus laseekensis Canutus rockfishensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 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 - Syringocapsidae	Katroma regina, Katroma irvingi 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 - Eucyrtiidae	? Ectonocorys sp. ? Ectonocorys sp. Foreman 1968 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Poulpidae	Saitoum coronarium Saitoum coronarium Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	? Napora graybayensis, Bipedis rotundus ? Napora graybayensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian Bipedis rotundus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Amuria macfarlanei Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian