DSDP Site 313, core 41, Mid-Pacific Mountains (Cretaceous of North Pacific)

Where: North Pacific (20.2° N, 171.0° W: paleocoordinates 2.0° N, 131.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• core 41, section 4, 84-86 cm

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: submarine fan; lithified limestone and lithified sandstone

• turbidite and slump deposits
• very pale orange limestone with thin layers of black silt and sand in the lower section 4; grayish-green volcanic sandstone in the upper part of section 4

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: K. M. Empson-Morin. 1981. Campanian Radiolaria from DSDP Site 313, Mid-Pacific Mountains. Micropaleontology 27(3):249-292 [D. Lazarus/D. Lazarus/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95806: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.04.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Sponguridae
Patellula euessceei n. sp.
Patellula euessceei n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Pseudocrucella kubischa n. sp.
Pseudocrucella kubischa n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Kreutzstella vierkantiga n. gen. n. sp.
Kreutzstella vierkantiga n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
"Praestylosphaera aff. pusilla" = Lithatractus pusillus
"Praestylosphaera aff. pusilla" = Lithatractus pusillus Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Conocaryommidae
Conocaryomma dauerhafta n. sp., Conocaryomma glatta n. sp.
Conocaryomma dauerhafta n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Conocaryomma glatta n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae
"Praestylosphaera hastata n. gen." = Stylosphaera hastata
"Praestylosphaera hastata n. gen." = Stylosphaera hastata Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Pseudoaulophacus vielseitigus n. sp., Alievium zartum n. sp.
Pseudoaulophacus vielseitigus n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Alievium zartum n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acaeniotyle gedrangta n. sp., Acaeniotyle starka n. sp., "Acaeniotyle aff. diaphorogona" = Acastea diaphorogona
Acaeniotyle gedrangta n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Acaeniotyle starka n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
"Acaeniotyle aff. diaphorogona" = Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae
"Conocaryomma universa" = Praeconocaryomma universa
"Conocaryomma universa" = Praeconocaryomma universa Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
Krempelinella kronenartiga n. gen. n. sp.
Krempelinella kronenartiga n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Cryptamphorella wogiga n. sp.
Cryptamphorella wogiga n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
Homeoarchicorys eiformigum n. gen. n. sp., Kuppelella aff. cayeuxi
Homeoarchicorys eiformigum n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Kuppelella aff. cayeuxi Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Foremanina schona n. gen. n. sp.
Foremanina schona n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Schaumellus aufragendus n. gen. n. sp., Eostichomitra warzigita n. gen. n. sp.
Schaumellus aufragendus n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Eostichomitra warzigita n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae
Pseudotheocampe abschnitta n. gen. n. sp., Theocampe altamontensis, Theocampe salillum, Theocampe vielecka n. sp., Theocampe vollendeta n. sp., Theocampe ixys, Theocampe ruckena n. sp., Theocampe apicata, Theocampe comprimierta n. sp.
Pseudotheocampe abschnitta n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Theocampe salillum Foreman 1971 radiolarian
Theocampe vielecka n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Theocampe vollendeta n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Theocampe ixys Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
Theocampe ruckena n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Theocampe apicata Foreman 1971 radiolarian
Theocampe comprimierta n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae
Eastonerius sp., Schadelfusslerus echtus n. gen. n. sp., Schadelfusslerus aff. echtus, Schadelfusslerus aff. rhodanon, ? Myllocercion sp., "Eastonerius acuminatus n. gen." = Diacanthocapsa acuminata, Novodiacanthocapsa manifesta
Eastonerius sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Schadelfusslerus echtus n. gen. n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Schadelfusslerus aff. echtus Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Schadelfusslerus aff. rhodanon Foreman 1968 radiolarian
? Myllocercion sp. Foreman 1968 radiolarian
"Eastonerius acuminatus n. gen." = Diacanthocapsa acuminata Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Novodiacanthocapsa manifesta Foreman 1978 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Cannobotryidae
Rhopalosyringium magnificum, Rhopalosyringium kleinum n. sp.
Rhopalosyringium magnificum Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Rhopalosyringium kleinum n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
? Podocapsa topferia n. sp.
? Podocapsa topferia n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Vitorfus morini n. sp.
Vitorfus morini n. sp. Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian