PBDB Collection

S8-12-QC-676 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)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• 2 small dark grey micritic limestone nodules (8x3 cm, 11x3 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 94385: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Nassellaria -	Foremania sandilandsensis Foremania sandilandsensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum simplum Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Bagotum helmetense, Canutus "sp. B", Canutus rockfishensis, Droltus laseekensis, Droltus hecatensis, Droltus lyellensis, Droltus fondrenensis, Droltus firmus Bagotum helmetense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus "sp. B" Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus rockfishensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus hecatensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus fondrenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Droltus firmus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Solidea hillhousei Solidea hillhousei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Canoptum columbiaense n. sp., Canoptum margaritaense, Wrangellium thurstonense Canoptum columbiaense n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Canoptum margaritaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Wrangellium thurstonense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma regina, Katroma inflatio n. sp., Katroma irvingi n. sp., Katroma westermanni n. sp., Katroma pinquitudo Katroma regina Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma inflatio n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma irvingi n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma westermanni n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma pinquitudo Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Bipedis helenae, Bipedis douglasi n. sp., Bipedis diadema, Bipedis patricki, ? Napora graybayensis Bipedis helenae Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis douglasi n. sp. 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 amurensis n. gen. n. sp., Charlottea harbridgensis n. sp., Charlottea proprietatis Charlottea amurensis n. gen. n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea harbridgensis n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea proprietatis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Pseudoheliodiscus yaoi, "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Pseudoheliodiscus yaoi Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium danaense, Pantanellium kungaense, Pantanellium sixi n. sp. Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium kungaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium sixi n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Crucella cavata, Crucella hettangica, Sophia palfyi, Hagiastrum rudimentum, Hagiastrum majusculum, Udalia plana n. sp. Crucella cavata Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Sophia palfyi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum rudimentum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum majusculum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	"Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi, Thurstonia minutaglobus "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian