PBDB Collection

S6-5-86-OF-KUA-3 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

• parts of 2 thick limy lenses (30 cm x 3 m) 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 94357: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Amuria macfarlanei Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Leugeonidae	Leugeonidae "indet. A" Leugeonidae "indet. A" Yang and Wang 1990 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Poulpidae	Saitoum coronarium Saitoum coronarium Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Farcidae	Farcus "sp. A" Farcus "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma irvingi Katroma irvingi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Wrangellium thurstonense, Canoptum columbiaense Wrangellium thurstonense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum simplum Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Droltus laseekensis, Droltus lyellensis, Canutus rockfishensis, Canutus blomei Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus rockfishensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus blomei Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Bipedis rotundus, Bipedis diadema, Bipedis patricki, ? Napora graybayensis Bipedis rotundus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis diadema Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis patricki Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian ? Napora graybayensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea triquetra, Charlottea amurensis Charlottea triquetra Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Mesosaturnalis aff. artus, "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Crucella cavata, Udalia parvacapsa, Udalia plana, Sophia tuberis, Archaeohagiastrum pobi, Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum rudimentum Crucella cavata Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Sophia tuberis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Archaeohagiastrum pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum majusculum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum rudimentum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	"Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta, ? Praeorbiculiformella lomgonensis Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian ? Praeorbiculiformella lomgonensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium danaense, Pantanellium skedansense, Pantanellium kungaense Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium skedansense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium kungaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian