Sangiano, Sg 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)

• Cherty Aptychus beds

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Lombardian Basin
• Red shaly, calcareous radiolarian chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica, replaced with pyrite

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydroflouric, sieve,

• Hydrofluoride acid preparation

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 Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany 1-465 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details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 47165: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.02.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Radiolarians only
Protozoa
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Suna echiodes Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Archaeocenosphaera gregaria Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Archaeocenosphaera ruesti Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Triactoma blakei Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Triactoma mexicana Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Triactoma tithonianum Rüst 1885 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Xitus "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus gifuensis Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
? Loopus "sp. B" Yang 1993 radiolarian
Loopus primitivus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
Pseudodictyomitra carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
? Stichocapsa "sp. B" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichocapsa aff. robusta Matsuoka 1984 radiolarian
? Stichomitra "sp. A" Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
Stichomitra doliolum Aita 1986 radiolarian
Cyrtocapsa "sp. B" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Cyrtocapsa crescenda Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
? Pseudoeucyrtis sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pseudoeucyrtis aff. paskentaensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiellidae
? Eucyrtidiellum "sp. D" Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Eucyrtidiellum ozaiense Aita 1986 radiolarian
Eucyrtidiellum ptyctum Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
Eucyrtidiellum pyramis Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
Sethocapsa ex gr. trachyostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Sethocapsa leiostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Sethocapsa zinckeni Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Sethocapsa cometa Pantanelli 1880 radiolarian
Sethocapsa aff. cometa Pantanelli 1880 radiolarian
Sethocapsa pseudouterculus Aita 1986 radiolarian
Sethocapsa accincta Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Poulpidae
Saitoum dercourti Widz and De Wever 1993 radiolarian
Saitoum levium De Wever 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Podocapsa amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian
ssp. amphitreptera
Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian
Podobursa triacantha polyacantha (7), Podobursa triacantha tetracantha (3), Podobursa triacantha triacantha (1)
Syringocapsa fusa radiolarian
Syringocapsa "sp. B" Neviani 1900 radiolarian
"Syringocapsa limata" = Syringocapsa limatum Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Syringocapsa lata Yang 1993 radiolarian
Syringocapsa agolarium Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Syringocapsa affine Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
? Amphipyndax "sp. A" Foreman 1966 radiolarian
Amphipyndax obesa Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Spongocapsula dumitricai Widz and De Wever 1993 radiolarian
Obesacapsula bullata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Obesacapsula rotunda Hinde 1900 radiolarian
Obesacapsula cetia Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Obesacapsula rusconensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
[entered as Obesacapsula ruscoensis]
 Nassellaria - Canoptidae
Cinguloturris arabica Jud 1994 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
"Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian
Parvicingula dhimenaensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Parvicingula mashitaensis Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
Parvicingula jonesi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Wrangellium depressum Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Wrangellium puga Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Mirifusus chenodes Renz 1974 radiolarian
Mirifusus mediodilatatus Rüst 1885 radiolarian
ssp. minor
Praeparvicingula cosmoconica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula aff. cosmoconica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Morphotype I
Ristola cretacea Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Cryptamphorella aff. conara Foreman 1968 radiolarian
"Complexapora "sp. A"" = Zhamoidellum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Complexapora tirolica Kiessling 1992 radiolarian
Zhamoidellum ovum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Zhamoidellum aff. ovum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Zhamoidellum ventricosum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Archaeodictyomitra minoensis Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra apiarium Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra rigida Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra excellens Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Thanarla ex gr. brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Unumidae
Protunuma japonicus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
originally written japonica
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Hsuum cf. cuestaense Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Hsuum mclaughlini Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
? Droltus "sp. A" Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Napora ex gr. bukryi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
? Windalia "sp. B" Ellis 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Vallupus japonicus Kawabata 1988 radiolarian
Vallupus hopsoni Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Pantanellium whalenae Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium riedeli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pantanellium meraceibaense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae
Archaeospongoprunum imlayi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Higumastra imbricata Ozvoldova 1979 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Neoparonaella delicata Yang 1993 radiolarian
Ditrabs osteosa Jud 1994 radiolarian
Tritrabs exotica Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
ssp. ewingi
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera antiqua Parona 1890 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera tuberosa Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Parvivacca "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
? Haliodictya hojnosi Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Tetrarectangulum poratum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Emiluvia chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia hopsoni Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia salensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Deviatus diamphidius Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Paronaella cf. solanoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Paronaella aff. solanoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Archaeotriastrum mostleri Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Angulobracchia "sp. A" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Angulobracchia trifolia Steiger 1992 radiolarian
? Angulobracchia portmanni Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Angulobracchia purisimaensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian