PBDB Collection

Alpe di Mendrisio, AM 12 (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (45.9° N, 9.0° E: paleocoordinates 34.7° N, 19.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Rosso ad Aptici Formation, Late/Upper Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, red chert

• Lombardian Basin

• Red radiolarian chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydroflouric, 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 Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany 1-465 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details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 47162: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.02.2005

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Taxonomic list

• Radiolarians only

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Protozoa
Radiolaria - Actinommidae	Staurosphaera antiqua, ? Perispongidium aff. angusticameratum Staurosphaera antiqua Rüst 1885 radiolarian ? Perispongidium aff. angusticameratum radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Spongiomma "sp. A", Spongiomma "sp. B", Spongiomma "sp. F" Spongiomma "sp. A" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian Spongiomma "sp. B" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian Spongiomma "sp. F" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Deviatus "sp. A", Deviatus hipposidericus, "? Tritrabs media" = Angulobracchia media, Angulobracchia trifolia, Angulobracchia digitata, Paronaella broenimanni, Paronaella cava, Paronaella broennimanni, Paronaella aff. kotura, Paronaella mulleri, Paronaella cf. pristidentata Deviatus "sp. A" Li 1986 radiolarian Deviatus hipposidericus Foreman 1975 radiolarian "? Tritrabs media" = Angulobracchia media Steiger 1992 radiolarian Angulobracchia trifolia Steiger 1992 radiolarian Angulobracchia digitata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian Paronaella broenimanni radiolarian Paronaella cava Ozvoldova 1990 radiolarian Paronaella broennimanni Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Paronaella aff. kotura Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian Paronaella mulleri Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Paronaella cf. pristidentata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Emiluviidae	Emiluvia chica, Emiluvia aff. chica, Emiluvia pessagnoi, Emiluvia salensis, Emiluvia orea, Emiluvia premyogii, Emiluvia sedecimporata Emiluvia chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian Emiluvia aff. chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian Emiluvia salensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Emiluvia orea Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian Emiluvia premyogii Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian Emiluvia sedecimporata Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae	Spongostaurus compactus, Orbiculiforma aff. monticelloensis, Orbiculiforma aff. lowreyensis Spongostaurus compactus Kiessling 1995 radiolarian Orbiculiforma aff. monticelloensis radiolarian Orbiculiforma aff. lowreyensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Sponguridae	? Patellula "sp. F" ? Patellula "sp. F" Kozlova 1972 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Larnacillidae	Stephanastrum orbiculare Stephanastrum orbiculare Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Bernoulliidae	Bernoulliidae indet. Bernoulliidae indet. Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Plegmosphaera "sp. B" Plegmosphaera "sp. B" radiolarian
Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae	Archaeospongoprunum elegans, Archaeospongoprunum imlayi Archaeospongoprunum elegans Wu 1988 radiolarian Archaeospongoprunum imlayi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae	Praeconocaryomma "sp. B", Praeconocaryomma jiangzeensis Praeconocaryomma "sp. B" Pessagno 1976 radiolarian Praeconocaryomma jiangzeensis Wu and Li 1982 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Tetraditryma praeplena, Tetratrabs zealis, Crucella theokaftensis, Pseudocrucella sanfilippoae Tetraditryma praeplena Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian Tetratrabs zealis Ozvoldova 1979 radiolarian ssp. bulbosa Crucella theokaftensis Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian Pseudocrucella sanfilippoae Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Tritrabidae	Tritrabs casmaliaensis, Tritrabs rhododactylus, Tritrabs exotica Tritrabs casmaliaensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Tritrabs rhododactylus Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian Tritrabs exotica Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae	Acaeniotylopsis "sp. A", ? Acaeniotylopsis "sp. B", Acaeniotyle umbilicata, Praeconosphaera spinosa Acaeniotylopsis "sp. A" Kito and De Wever 1994 radiolarian ? Acaeniotylopsis "sp. B" Kito and De Wever 1994 radiolarian Acaeniotyle umbilicata Rüst 1898 radiolarian Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang 1993 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	Homoeoparonaella "sp. A", Homoeoparonaella gigantea Homoeoparonaella "sp. A" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian Homoeoparonaella gigantea Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian [entered as Homoeoparonaella giganthea]
Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae	Stylodictya "sp. A", ? Haliodictya hojnosi Stylodictya "sp. A" Ehrenberg 1847 radiolarian ? Haliodictya hojnosi Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium oligoporum Pantanellium oligoporum Vinassa de Regny 1899 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae	Nodotetraedra pala Nodotetraedra pala Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Perispyridium ordinarium Perispyridium ordinarium Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Triactoma blakei, Triactoma jonesi, Archaeocenosphaera gregaria, Suna echiodes Triactoma blakei Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Triactoma jonesi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Archaeocenosphaera gregaria Rüst 1885 radiolarian Suna echiodes Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae	Sethocapsa leiostraca, ? Sethocapsa fabii Sethocapsa leiostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian ? Sethocapsa fabii Cortese 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Napora ex gr. bukryi, Napora pyramidalis, "Jacus "sp. A"" = Napora Napora ex gr. bukryi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Napora pyramidalis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian "Jacus "sp. A"" = Napora Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Poulpidae	Saitoum pagei Saitoum pagei Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiellidae	Eucyrtidiellum ptyctum Eucyrtidiellum ptyctum Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Williriedellidae	Complexapora tirolica, Zhamoidellum ovum, Zhamoidellum ventricosum, Williriedellum carpathicum, Williriedellum sujkowski Complexapora tirolica Kiessling 1992 radiolarian Zhamoidellum ovum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian Zhamoidellum ventricosum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian Williriedellum carpathicum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian [entered as Williriedellum carphaticum] Williriedellum sujkowski Widz and De Wever 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Cyrtocapsa tripes, Solenotryma ichikawai, Stichocapsa aff. convexa, Stichomitra rectilineata Cyrtocapsa tripes Yang 1993 radiolarian Solenotryma ichikawai Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian Stichocapsa aff. convexa Yao 1979 radiolarian Stichomitra rectilineata radiolarian
Nassellaria - Xitidae	Xitus aff. spicularius Xitus aff. spicularius Aliev 1961 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae	Loopus primitivus Loopus primitivus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Praeparvicingula cappa, Praeparvicingula discors, Wrangellium okamurai Praeparvicingula cappa Cortese 1993 radiolarian Praeparvicingula discors Yang 1993 radiolarian Wrangellium okamurai Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Podobursa triacantha, Podobursa aff. tricola, Podobursa pantanellii, ? Syringocapsa "sp. C" Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian ssp. triacantha Podobursa aff. tricola Foreman 1973 radiolarian Podobursa pantanellii Parona 1890 radiolarian ? Syringocapsa "sp. C" Neviani 1900 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Canoptidae	Cinguloturris carpatica Cinguloturris carpatica Dumitrica and Mello 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae	? Amphipyndax aff. ellipticus ? Amphipyndax aff. ellipticus radiolarian
Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae	Obesacapsula "sp. B", Obesacapsula verbana, Spongocapsula dumitricai Obesacapsula "sp. B" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Obesacapsula verbana Parona 1890 radiolarian Spongocapsula dumitricai Widz and De Wever 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae	Archaeodictyomitra apiarium, Archaeodictyomitra minoensis, Archaeodictyomitra cf. annulata, Archaeodictyomitra excellens, Archaeodictyomitra aff. sixi Archaeodictyomitra apiarium Rüst 1885 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra minoensis Mizutani 1981 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra cf. annulata Kozur and Mostler 1986 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra excellens Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra aff. sixi Yang 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Hsuum brevicostatum Hsuum brevicostatum Ozvoldova 1975 radiolarian