87-CNA-SP-3/1 Louise Island (Triassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (53.0° N, 131.9° W: paleocoordinates 0.5° S, 71.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Proparvicingula moniliformis other zone, Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• zone information from Carter and Guex (1999)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• small micrite nodule (3x30 cm) in hard siliceous siltstone

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: E. Carter. 1993. Biochronology and paleontology of uppermost Triassic (Rhaetian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. Memoires de Geologie 11:1-175 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94742: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.03.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
Haeckelicyrtium karcharos, Haeckelicyrtium aff. karcharos
Haeckelicyrtium karcharos Carter 1993 radiolarian
Haeckelicyrtium aff. karcharos Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
? Canutus beehivensis
? Canutus beehivensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Canoptum aff. dixoni, Canoptum cf. triassicum, Proparvicingula moniliformis
Canoptum aff. dixoni Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Canoptum cf. triassicum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Proparvicingula moniliformis Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Livarellidae
Praecitriduma mostleri, Praecitriduma apexensis, Praecitriduma canthofistula
Praecitriduma mostleri Kozur 1984 radiolarian
Praecitriduma apexensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Praecitriduma canthofistula Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Pentactinocarpidae
Pentactinocarpus cf. sevaticus
Pentactinocarpus cf. sevaticus Kozur and Mostler 1981 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
? Eptingium amoenum, ? Eptingium onesimos, Ferresium "sp. B", Ferresium triquetrum, Ferresium teekwoonense
? Eptingium amoenum Carter 1993 radiolarian
? Eptingium onesimos Carter 1993 radiolarian
Ferresium "sp. B" Blome 1984 radiolarian
Ferresium triquetrum Carter 1993 radiolarian
Ferresium teekwoonense Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Kozurastrum huxleyense" = Pseudoheliodiscus huxleyensis
"Kozurastrum huxleyense" = Pseudoheliodiscus huxleyensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Entactiniidae indet., ? Entactinosphaera amphilaphes
Entactiniidae indet. Riedel 1967 radiolarian
? Entactinosphaera amphilaphes Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Archaeocenosphaera "sp. A"
Archaeocenosphaera "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria "indet. A", Spumellaria "indet. B"
Spumellaria "indet. A" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
Spumellaria "indet. B" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
? Haliomma sewellense
? Haliomma sewellense Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella pacofiensis, ? Paronaella beatricia, Paronaella bifida, Paronaella yaogusensis, Loupanus thompsoni n. gen. n. sp.
Paronaella pacofiensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
? Paronaella beatricia Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella bifida Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella yaogusensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Loupanus thompsoni n. gen. n. sp. Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Betraccium "sp. A", Betraccium "sp. C", Betraccium inornatum, Betraccium aff. inornatum, Pantanellium newkluense, Pantanellium aff. skidegatense, Cantalum "sp. A", Cantalum gratum
Betraccium "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
Betraccium "sp. C" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
Betraccium inornatum Blome 1984 radiolarian
Betraccium aff. inornatum Blome 1984 radiolarian
Pantanellium newkluense Carter 1993 radiolarian
Pantanellium aff. skidegatense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Cantalum "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
Cantalum gratum Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Plafkerium "sp. B"
Plafkerium "sp. B" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Fontinella louisensis, Fontinella inflata, Fontinella habros
Fontinella louisensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Fontinella inflata Carter 1993 radiolarian
Fontinella habros Carter 1993 radiolarian