PBDB Collection

S8-13-QC-677 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

• small dark grey micritic limestone nodule (13x8 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 94386: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Thurstonia minutaglobus, Paronaella botanyensis, "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Paronaella botanyensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian "Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Archaeohagiastrum pobi, Crucella cavata, Crucella hettangica Archaeohagiastrum pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella cavata Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium sixi, Pantanellium carlense, Pantanellium kungaense, Pantanellium danaense Pantanellium sixi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium carlense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium kungaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Mesosaturnalis aff. artus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea triquetra n. sp., Charlottea amurensis, Charlottea proprietatis, Charlottea harbridgensis Charlottea triquetra n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea proprietatis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea harbridgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Bagotum helmetense, Broctus kuensis, Canutus "sp. B", Canutus rockfishensis, Droltus fondrenensis n. sp., Droltus lyellensis, Droltus firmus n. sp. Bagotum helmetense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Broctus kuensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus "sp. B" Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus rockfishensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus fondrenensis n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus firmus n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Solidea hillhousei n. gen. n. sp., Foremania sandilandsensis Solidea hillhousei n. gen. n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Foremania sandilandsensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Canoptum margaritaense, Wrangellium thurstonense Canoptum margaritaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Wrangellium thurstonense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma irvingi, Katroma westermanni, Katroma pinquitudo n. sp., Katroma regina Katroma irvingi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma westermanni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma pinquitudo n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Katroma regina Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Bipedis diadema, Bipedis helenae n. sp., Bipedis douglasi, ? Jacus sandspitensis, ? Napora graybayensis Bipedis diadema Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis helenae n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis douglasi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian ? Jacus sandspitensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian ? Napora graybayensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian