AP2-(-7.78) (Cretaceous of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.5° N, 12.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.4° N, 13.0° E)

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Scaglia Bianca Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, tabular chert and lithified limestone

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica, replaced with silica

Collection methods: chemical, sieve,

Primary reference: L. O'Dogherty. 1994. Biochronology an Paleontology of Mid-Cretaceous Radiolarians from Northern Apennines (Italy) and Betic Cordillera (Spain). Memoires de Geologie (Lausanne) (21)1-415 [T. Danelian/T. Danelian]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77273: authorized by Taniel Danelian, entered by Taniel Danelian on 08.01.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dorypyle communis, Pagonias prodromus, Trimulus fossilis, Dorypyle elliptica, Falsocromyodrymus mirabilis
Actinopteri
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Pogonias harpago
Protozoa
 Entactinaria - Quinquecapsulariidae
Quinquecapsularia ombonii, Quinquecapsularia parvipora
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Acanthocircus impolitus, Acanthocircus dendroacanthos, Acanthocircus levis, Acanthocircus irregularis
Acanthocircus levis radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
? Archaeocenosphaera mellifera, Triactoma paronai, Triactoma cellulosa
? Archaeocenosphaera mellifera O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
Triactoma paronai radiolarian
Triactoma cellulosa Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Neosciadiocapsidae
Sciadiocapsa elegans, Sciadiocapsa speciosa, Sciadiocapsa euganea, Sciadiocapsa radiata
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Xitus mclaughlini, Xitus spinosus, Xitus spicularius, Crolanium triangulare, Crolanium cuneatum, Crolanium spineum, Crolanium puga
Xitus mclaughlini radiolarian
Xitus spinosus radiolarian
Xitus spicularius Aliev 1961 radiolarian
Crolanium cuneatum radiolarian
Crolanium spineum radiolarian
Crolanium puga radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
Pseudodictyomitra paronai, Pseudodictyomitra pentacolaensis, Pseudodictyomitra pseudomacrocephala
Pseudodictyomitra pseudomacrocephala Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Stichomitra tosaensis, Stichomitra navalis, Stichomitra mediocris, Stichomitra japonica, Stichomitra communis, Phalangites calamus, Phalangites telum, Phalangites perspicuous, Pseudoeucyrtis spinosa
Stichomitra navalis radiolarian
Stichomitra communis Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Phalangites calamus radiolarian
Phalangites telum radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Obeliscoitidae
Obeliscoites giganteus, Obeliscoites perspicuous, Obeliscoites turris
Obeliscoites turris radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
Distylocapsa micropora
 Nassellaria - Poulpidae
? Saitoum mercuriale
 Nassellaria - Acropyramididae
Dictyodedalus acuticephalus
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Squinabollum fossile
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Tubilustrium transmontanum, Tubilustrium iracundum, Spongostichomitra elatica, Torculum coronatum
Torculum coronatum Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Trisyringium echitonicum
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Dictyomitra pulchra, Dictyomitra gracilis, Dictyomitra magnifica, Dictyomitra montisserei, Thanarla spoletoensis, Thanarla pulchra, "Thanarla brouweri" = Thanarla brouweri, "Thanarla conica" = Thanarla brouweri
Dictyomitra magnifica Rüst 1892 radiolarian
Dictyomitra montisserei Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Thanarla pulchra Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
"Thanarla brouweri" = Thanarla brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
"Thanarla conica" = Thanarla brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae
Diacanthocapsa fossilis
 Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae
? Eribotrys sp.1
? Eribotrys sp.1 Foreman 1968 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Cannobotryidae
Rhopalosyringium euganeum, Rhopalosyringium adriaticum, Rhopalosyringium mosquense, Rhopalosyringium perforaculum, Rhopalosyringium solivagum, Rhopalosyringium fossile
 Nassellaria - Rotaformidae
Rotaforma volatilis, Rotaforma mirabilis
Rotaforma mirabilis radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
"Ultranapora durhami" = Napora durhami, "Ultranapora crassispina" = Napora, "Ultranapora praespinifera" = Napora
"Ultranapora durhami" = Napora durhami Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
"Ultranapora crassispina" = Napora radiolarian
"Ultranapora praespinifera" = Napora radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Crucella euganea, Crucella messinae, Savaryella quadra, Savaryella sinistra, Savaryella novalensis
Crucella euganea radiolarian
Crucella messinae Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Savaryella quadra radiolarian
Savaryella sinistra radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
"Acaeniotyle diaphorogona" = Acastea diaphorogona, Acaeniotyle tribulosa, Acaeniotyle amplissima, Acaeniotyle vitalis, Acaeniotyle macrospina, Acaeniotyle longispina, Dicroa rara
"Acaeniotyle diaphorogona" = Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Acaeniotyle vitalis radiolarian
Dicroa rara radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Godia coronata, Godia pelta, Godia concava, Pseudoaulophacus sculptus, Dispongotripus acutispinus, Dactyliodiscus cayeuxi, Dactyliodiscus rubus, Dactyliodiscus lenticulatus, Becus horridus
Godia coronata radiolarian
Godia pelta radiolarian
Godia concava Li and Wu 1985 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus sculptus Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
Dactyliodiscus lenticulatus Jud 1994 radiolarian
Becus horridus radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Dactyliosphaeridae
Dactyliosphaera maxima, Dactyliosphaera acutispina
 Spumellaria -
Pseudoacanthosphaera magnifica, Pseudoacanthosphaera galeata
Pseudoacanthosphaera galeata O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella grapevinensis
 Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae
Cavaspongia euganea
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Pessagnobrachia dalpiazii, Pessagnobrachia fabianii, Halesium nevianii, Halesium diacanthum, Halesium crassum
Pessagnobrachia fabianii Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Halesium nevianii radiolarian
Halesium diacanthum radiolarian
Halesium crassum radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae
Hexapyramis pantanellii, Hexapyramis precedis
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Staurosphaeretta euganea, Staurosphaeretta grandipora, Staurosphaeretta wisniowskii, Mallanites romanus
Mallanites romanus radiolarian