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
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 - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium sixi n. sp., Pantanellium kungaense, Pantanellium danaense Pantanellium sixi n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium kungaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum rudimentum, Udalia plana n. sp., Crucella cavata, Crucella hettangica, Sophia palfyi Hagiastrum majusculum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum rudimentum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella cavata Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Sophia palfyi 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 n. gen. n. sp., Charlottea proprietatis, Charlottea harbridgensis n. sp. Charlottea amurensis n. gen. n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea proprietatis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea harbridgensis n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	"Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis, Pseudoheliodiscus yaoi "Kozurastrum "sp. A"" = Hexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983 radiolarian Pseudoheliodiscus yaoi Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Canutus "sp. B", Canutus rockfishensis, Bagotum helmetense, Droltus lyellensis, Droltus hecatensis, Droltus fondrenensis, Droltus firmus, Droltus laseekensis Canutus "sp. B" Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus rockfishensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Bagotum helmetense 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 - 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 westermanni n. sp., Katroma regina, Katroma irvingi n. sp., Katroma pinquitudo, Katroma inflatio n. sp. Katroma westermanni n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma regina Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma irvingi n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma pinquitudo Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma inflatio n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Solidea hillhousei Solidea hillhousei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	? Napora graybayensis, Bipedis helenae, Bipedis patricki, Bipedis diadema, Bipedis douglasi n. sp. ? Napora graybayensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian Bipedis helenae Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis patricki Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis diadema Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis douglasi n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian