Ponte Serra, PS 13 (Jurassic of Italy)

Where: Italy (45.9° N, 8.6° E: paleocoordinates 34.2° N, 18.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Rosso ad Aptici Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified, gray, argillaceous, cherty/siliceous wackestone

• Trento Plateau
• Gray limestone with flasers and red replacement chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, sieve,

Primary reference: W. Kiessling. 1995. Palökologische Verwertbarkeit oberjurassisch-unterkretazischer Radiolarienfaunen mit Beispielen aus Antarktis, Oman und Südalpen. Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany 1-465 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47167: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.02.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Radiolarians only
Protozoa
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Suna echiodes Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Triactoma hidalgoensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Triactoma tithonianum Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Triactoma jonesi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Triactoma tenuspinea Yang 1993 radiolarian
Triactoma kellumi Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Archaeocenosphaera micropora Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
Gongylothorax siphonofer Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Sethocapsa zinckeni Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Sethocapsa leiostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Sethocapsa ex gr. trachyostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
? Sethocapsa subcrassitestata Aita 1986 radiolarian
Sethocapsa aff. cometa Pantanelli 1880 radiolarian
Sethocapsa accincta Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Sethocapsa pseudouterculus Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Poulpidae
Saitoum "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Saitoum dercourti Widz and De Wever 1993 radiolarian
Saitoum cepeki Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Saitoum levium De Wever 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiellidae
? Eucyrtidiellum "sp. D" Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Unumidae
Protunuma japonicus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
originally written japonica
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Archaeodictyomitra sixi Yang 1993 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra minoensis Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra aff. exigua Blome 1984 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra apiarium Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra lacrimula Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Thanarla ex gr. brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Mirifusus chenodes Renz 1974 radiolarian
"Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula cosmoconica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula aff. cosmoconica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Morphotype I
Wrangellium depressum Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Parvicingula dhimenaensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
? Amphipyndax "sp. A" Foreman 1966 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Obesacapsula "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Obesacapsula rusconensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
[entered as Obesacapsula ruscoensis]
Obesacapsula cetia Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Syringocapsa "sp. B" Neviani 1900 radiolarian
"Syringocapsa limata" = Syringocapsa limatum Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Syringocapsa amphorella Jud 1994 radiolarian
Syringocapsa lombardica Parona 1890 radiolarian
Syringocapsa lata Yang 1993 radiolarian
Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian
ssp. polyacantha (12), ssp. triacantha (2)
Podocapsa amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian
ssp. amphitreptera (20), ssp. foremanae (1)
? Katroma "sp. A" Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
Katroma tetrastyla Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Katroma milloti Schaaf 1984 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Cyrtocapsa crescenda Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. B" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichomitra "sp. A" Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
Stichomitra doliolum Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
? Loopus "sp. B" Yang 1993 radiolarian
Loopus primitivus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
Pseudodictyomitra carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Xitus "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus cf. alievi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
sensu Schaaf
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Napora pyramidalis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Napora aff. pyramidalis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Williriedellum crystallinum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Williriedellum carpathicum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
[entered as Williriedellum carphaticum]
"Complexapora "sp. A"" = Zhamoidellum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Complexapora tirolica Kiessling 1992 radiolarian
Zhamoidellum ventricosum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Zhamoidellum ovum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
"Sethocapsa funatoensis" = Hiscocapsa funatoensis Aita 1987 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella aff. conara Foreman 1968 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella dumitricai Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella macropora Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
? Windalia "sp. B" Ellis 1993 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian
Acanthocircus breviaculeatus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian
Acanthocircus cf. minimus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Acanthocircus trizonalis Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella cf. solanoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Paronaella multifera Yang 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella cf. pristidentata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Paronaella tubulata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Cyclastrum decorum Petercakova 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Emiluvia "sp. A" Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia cf. pentaporata Steiger and Steiger 1994 radiolarian
Emiluvia chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
? Homoeoparonaella "sp. B" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Homoeoparonaella argolidensis Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Halesium "sp. A" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
? Halesium "sp. B" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Halesium latifolia Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Halesium irregularis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
? Haliodictya hojnosi Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
Hymeniastrum ancora Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium cantuchapai Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium berriasianum Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Pantanellium squinaboli Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Pantanellium meraceibaense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium ranchitoense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium riedeli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Vallupus japonicus Kawabata 1988 radiolarian
Vallupus hopsoni Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
ssp. picum
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Archaeotritrabs gracilis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Tritrabs exotica Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
ssp. ewingi
Ditrabs osteosa Jud 1994 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Spongostaurus australis Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Tetrarectangulum spinosum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Sponguridae
? Patellula "sp. E" Kozlova 1972 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Spongiomma "sp. F" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae
Archaeospongoprunum cortinaensis Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Acastea minispinea Yang 1993 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera antiqua Parona 1890 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera tuberosa Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera magnimamma Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang 1993 radiolarian
Parvivacca simplex Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Tetraditryma "sp. A" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
? Tetratrabs radix Jud 1994 radiolarian
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Staurosphaera aff. antiqua Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Actinomma "sp. B" Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
group