Mariana Trench, sample 181-R003 (Cretaceous of Philippines)

Where: Philippines (15.5° N, 147.8° E: paleocoordinates 15.5° N, 147.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Berriasian (145.0 - 140.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); poorly lithified, burrowed, tuffaceous, argillaceous chert

• Rock sample is light-colored, bedded to laminated tuffaceous radiolarian claystone or clayey radiolarite. Soft, porous and light

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, hydroflouric, sieve,

Primary reference: A. Matsuoka. 1998. Faunal composition of earliest Cretaceous (Berriasian) radiolaria from the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific. News of Osaka Microplaleontologists, Special Volume 11:165-187 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51153: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 30.05.2005, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria indet. Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Staurocyclia martini Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae
? Archaeospongoprunum "sp. 1" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
? Archaeospongoprunum "sp. 2" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Archaeospongoprunum imlayi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Wilvemia "sp. 1" Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Orbiculiformidae indet. Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Orbiculiforma "sp. 1" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Orbiculiforma "sp. 3" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
? Orbiculiforma "sp. 4" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Spongostaurus compactus Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
"Orbiculiforma aff. teres" = Orbiculiformella teres Hull 1997 radiolarian
unclassified
  -
Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Parvivacca "sp. 2" Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Parvivacca "sp. 1" Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Lanubus "sp. 1" Pessagno and Yang 1989 radiolarian
Lanubus "sp. 2" Pessagno and Yang 1989 radiolarian
Acusten sp. Yang 1993 radiolarian
Acaeniotyle umbilicata Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang 1993 radiolarian
Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Acastea bipes Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Becus "sp. 1" Wu 1986 radiolarian
Alievium "sp. 1" Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Alievium "sp. 2" Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
? Pseudoaulophacus "sp. 1" Pessagno 1963 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Acaeniotylidae
Acaeniotylidae "indet. 1" Yang 1993 radiolarian
Acaeniotylidae "indet. 2" Yang 1993 radiolarian
Acaeniotylidae "indet. 3" Yang 1993 radiolarian
Acaeniotylidae "indet. 4" Yang 1993 radiolarian
Acaeniotylidae "indet. 5" Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Halesium "sp. 1" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Halesium "sp. 2" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Archaeotritrabs gracilis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium aff. deflectum Yang 1993 radiolarian
? Pantanellium berriasianum Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Vallupus japonicus Kawabata 1988 radiolarian
Protovallupus "sp. 1" Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Deviatus hipposidericus Foreman 1975 radiolarian
Bistarkum irazuense radiolarian
Paronaella "sp. 1" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
? Paronaella "sp. 2" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Paronaella pristidentata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Angulobracchia "sp. 1" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
? Angulobracchia portmanni Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Higumastra inflata, "Crucella linda" = Crucella, "? Crucella "sp. 1"" = Crucella, "? Crucella "sp. 2"" = Crucella, "Advena "sp. 1"" = Crucella, "Advena "sp. 2"" = Crucella, Crucella collina, Crucella theokaftensis
Higumastra inflata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
"Crucella linda" = Crucella radiolarian
"? Crucella "sp. 1"" = Crucella Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
"? Crucella "sp. 2"" = Crucella Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
"Advena "sp. 1"" = Crucella Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
"Advena "sp. 2"" = Crucella Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella collina Jud 1994 radiolarian
Crucella theokaftensis Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae
? Stylosphaera "sp. 1" Ehrenberg 1847 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae
Praeconocaryomma aff. scatebra Hull 1997 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
? Emiluvia "sp. 1" Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia aff. pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia cf. pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia aff. omanensis Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Acanthocircus furiosus" = Moebicircus furiosus Jud 1994 radiolarian
Acanthocircus trizonalis Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Acanthocircus italicus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian
"Acanthocircus aff. dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Shinkaiera fragilis n. gen. n. sp.
Shinkaiera fragilis n. gen. n. sp. Li et al. 2011 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Hexastylidae
? Hexastylus "sp. 1" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Hexastylus "sp. 2" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Hexastylus "sp. 3" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Centrocubidae
Marianasphaera ogawai n. gen. n. sp. Li et al. 2011 radiolarian
Marianasphaera multispinosa n. sp. Li et al. 2011 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
Nassellaria indet. Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Thanarla "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Thanarla sixi radiolarian
"Thanarla conica" = Thanarla brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra excellens Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Mita "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Mita "sp. 3" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Mita "sp. 2" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
? Bagotum "sp. 1" Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Hsuum "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
? Hsuum "sp. 2" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Hsuum feliformis Jud 1994 radiolarian
Hsuum arabicum Dumitrica 1997 radiolarian
Hsuum aff. arabicum Dumitrica 1997 radiolarian
Hsuum tamanense Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
Sethocapsa "sp. 1" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Sethocapsa "sp. 2" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Sethocapsa "sp. 5" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Sethocapsa "sp. 6" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Sethocapsa "sp. 7" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Sethocapsa "sp. 8" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Sethocapsa aff. pseudouterculus Aita 1986 radiolarian
Sethocapsa trachyostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
? Archicapsa "sp. 1" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Gongylothorax "sp. 1" Foreman 1968 radiolarian
Gongylothorax favosus Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Poulpidae
? Saitoum "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Saitoum pagei Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Saitoum elegans De Wever 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
"Napora "sp. 1"" = Napora, "Napora "sp. 3"" = Napora, "? Jacus aff. italicus" = Napora, ? Bipedis "sp. 1", ? Bipedis "sp. 2"
"Napora "sp. 1"" = Napora Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
"Napora "sp. 3"" = Napora Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
"? Jacus aff. italicus" = Napora radiolarian
? Bipedis "sp. 1" De Wever 1982 radiolarian
? Bipedis "sp. 2" De Wever 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Cryptamphorella "sp. 1" Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella dumitricai Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Williriedellum "sp. 1" Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
? Williriedellum "sp. 4" Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
? Williriedellum "sp. 2" Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
? Williriedellum "sp. 3" Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Williriedellum carpathicum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Hemicryptocapsa capita Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Zhamoidellum ovum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Zhamoidellum aff. ventricosum Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Tricolocapsa campana Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Tricolocapsa aff. campana Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
? Pseudoeucyrtis "sp. 3" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pseudoeucyrtis "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pseudoeucyrtis acus radiolarian
? Pseudoeucyrtis "sp. 2" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Stichocapsa "sp. 2" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichocapsa "sp. 3" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichocapsa "sp. 4" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichocapsa "sp. 5" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichocapsa "sp. 6" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichocapsa "sp. 7" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichocapsa "sp. 8" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 9" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 10" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 11" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 12" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 13" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 14" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 15" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 16" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 17" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 18" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 19" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 20" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. 21" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichomitra "sp. 3" Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
? Stichomitra "sp. 4" Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
? Solenotryma ichikawai Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Xitus "sp. 5" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus "sp. 2" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus "sp. 4" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
? Xitus "sp. 8" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus "sp. 6" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
? Xitus "sp. 7" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus "sp. 3" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Xitus spicularius Aliev 1961 radiolarian
Xitus alievi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
? Crolanium "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Neorelumbra "sp. 1" Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Neorelumbra aff. tippitae Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Neorelumbra buwaydahensis Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
"? Loopus "sp. C"" = Loopus Yang 1993 radiolarian
"Candissa "sp. 1"" = Loopus Yang 1993 radiolarian
"Candissa "sp. 2"" = Loopus Yang 1993 radiolarian
Loopus primitivus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
Pseudodictyomitra "sp. 3" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pseudodictyomitra "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
? Pseudodictyomitra "sp. 2" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pseudodictyomitra carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Neosciadiocapsidae
? Sciadiocapsa "sp. 1" Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
? Deflandrecyrtium "sp. 1" Kozur and Mostler 1979 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
Cyrtocalpis "sp. 2" radiolarian
Artostrobium "sp. 1" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
Artostrobium "sp. 2" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
? Artostrobium "sp. 3" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
? Artostrobium "sp. 4" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
? Artostrobium "sp. 5" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
"Praeparvicingula "sp. 1"" = Praeparvicingula Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
"? Praeparvicingula "sp. 5"" = Praeparvicingula Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
"Praecaneta "sp. 3"" = Praeparvicingula Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
"Praecaneta "sp. 4"" = Praeparvicingula Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
"Praecaneta cosmonica" = Praeparvicingula radiolarian
"? Praecaneta "sp. 6"" = Praeparvicingula Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
Parvicingula aff. bluefordae Hull 1995 radiolarian
Tethysetta ovoidala radiolarian
Tethysetta sp. Dumitrica 1997 radiolarian
Tethysetta columna radiolarian
Mirifusus odoghertyi radiolarian
[entered as Mirifusus odoghertii]
Mirifusus dianae radiolarian
Ristola altissima Rüst 1885 radiolarian
? Svinitzium "sp. 1" Dumitrica 1997 radiolarian
? Svinitzium "sp. 2" Dumitrica 1997 radiolarian
"? Pseudodictyomitra okamurai" = Wrangellium okamurai Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Canoptidae
Cinguloturris cylindrica radiolarian
written as Cinguloturris cylindra
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
? Obesacapsula "sp. 1" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Obesacapsula rusconensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
[entered as Obesacapsula ruscoensis]
Obesacapsula breggiensis Jud 1994 radiolarian
Obesacapsula polyedra Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
? Triversus "sp. 1" Takemura 1986 radiolarian
Triversus "sp. 2" Takemura 1986 radiolarian
? Amphipyndax "sp. 1" Foreman 1966 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
? Katroma "sp. 1" Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
Syringocapsa limatum Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Syringocapsa aff. limatum Foreman 1973 radiolarian
"? Artocapsa amphorella" = Syringocapsa amphorella Jud 1994 radiolarian
Podocapsa furcata radiolarian
? Podobursa "sp. 4" Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian
? Podobursa "sp. 5" Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian
Podobursa "sp. 1" Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian
Podobursa "sp. 2" Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian
Podobursa "sp. 3" Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian
Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian
s. str.
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Xiphostylidae indet. Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Xiphostylus "sp. 1" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Triactoma luciae radiolarian
Triactoma kellumi Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Triactoma aff. kellumi Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
? Archaeocenosphaera "sp. 1" Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Tripocyclia mascula Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Actinommidae indet. Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
? Staurosphaera "sp. 1" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Actinomma "sp. 4" Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
Actinomma "sp. 1" Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
Actinomma "sp. 2" Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
Actinomma aff. matsuokai Sashida and Uematsu 1996 radiolarian
Actinomma tochidaniensis Sashida and Uematsu 1996 radiolarian