PBDB Collection

Jebel Buwaydah, Oman, JB 32 (Cretaceous of Oman)

Where: Oman (23.0° N, 57.1° E: paleocoordinates 8.8° S, 43.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Wahrah Formation, Berriasian (145.0 - 139.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Red radiolarian chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica, replaced with calcite

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 Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany 1-465 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details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 47176: 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
Entactinaria - Hexastylidae	Hexastylus uvarius Hexastylus uvarius Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos "Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Triactoma tithonianum, Triactoma hidalgoensis Triactoma tithonianum Rüst 1885 radiolarian Triactoma hidalgoensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Williriedellidae	Tricolocapsa campana, Cryptamphorella dumitricai, Cryptamphorella macropora Tricolocapsa campana Kiessling 1995 radiolarian Cryptamphorella dumitricai Schaaf 1981 radiolarian Cryptamphorella macropora Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae	Sethocapsa kaminogoensis, ? Sethocapsa subcrassitestata, Sethocapsa aff. dorysphaeroides, Sethocapsa leiostraca, Sethocapsa ex gr. trachyostraca Sethocapsa kaminogoensis Aita 1986 radiolarian ? Sethocapsa subcrassitestata Aita 1986 radiolarian Sethocapsa aff. dorysphaeroides Neviani 1900 radiolarian Sethocapsa leiostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian Sethocapsa ex gr. trachyostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Napora ex gr. bukryi Napora ex gr. bukryi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Poulpidae	Saitoum dercourti Saitoum dercourti Widz and De Wever 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Mirifusus mediodilatatus, Praeparvicingula cosmoconica, Parvicingula dhimenaensis, Wrangellium puga, Wrangellium depressum, "Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii, "Parvicingula aff. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Mirifusus mediodilatatus Rüst 1885 radiolarian ssp. minor Praeparvicingula cosmoconica Foreman 1973 radiolarian Parvicingula dhimenaensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian Wrangellium puga Schaaf 1981 radiolarian Wrangellium depressum Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian "Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian "Parvicingula aff. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae	? Amphipyndax "sp. B", Amphipyndax obesa ? Amphipyndax "sp. B" Foreman 1966 radiolarian Amphipyndax obesa Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae	Obesacapsula "sp. B", Obesacapsula rusconensis, Obesacapsula rotunda, Obesacapsula bullata, Obesacapsula cetia, Spongocapsula "sp. A", Spongocapsula palmerae, Spongocapsula perampla Obesacapsula "sp. B" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Obesacapsula rusconensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian [entered as Obesacapsula ruscoensis] Obesacapsula rotunda Hinde 1900 radiolarian Obesacapsula bullata Steiger 1992 radiolarian Obesacapsula cetia Foreman 1973 radiolarian Spongocapsula "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Spongocapsula palmerae Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Spongocapsula perampla Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Podocapsa amphitreptera, ? Podobursa "sp. D", Podobursa triacantha, Syringocapsa lata Podocapsa amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian ssp. amphitreptera ? Podobursa "sp. D" Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian ssp. polyacantha (3), ssp. triacantha (2), ssp. tetracantha (1) Syringocapsa lata Yang 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae	"Loopus ex gr. nudus" = Pseudodictyomitra nuda, Pseudodictyomitra carpatica "Loopus ex gr. nudus" = Pseudodictyomitra nuda Schaaf 1981 radiolarian Pseudodictyomitra carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Xitidae	Xitus cf. spicularius, Xitus cf. alievi, Neorelumbra "sp. D", Neorelumbra tippitae, Neorelumbra buwaydahensis Xitus cf. spicularius Aliev 1961 radiolarian Xitus cf. alievi Foreman 1973 radiolarian sensu Schaaf Neorelumbra "sp. D" Kiessling 1995 radiolarian Neorelumbra tippitae Kiessling 1995 radiolarian Neorelumbra buwaydahensis Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Cyrtocapsa tricornis, Cyrtocapsa aff. tricornis Cyrtocapsa tricornis Jud 1994 radiolarian Cyrtocapsa aff. tricornis Jud 1994 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Windalia aff. pyrgodes, ? Windalia "sp. B" Windalia aff. pyrgodes radiolarian ? Windalia "sp. B" Ellis 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae	Archaeodictyomitra excellens, Archaeodictyomitra apiarium, Archaeodictyomitra lacrimula, Thanarla ex gr. brouweri Archaeodictyomitra excellens Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra apiarium Rüst 1885 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra lacrimula Foreman 1973 radiolarian Thanarla ex gr. brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Unumidae	Unuma "sp. A" Unuma "sp. A" Ichikawa and Yao 1976 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae	"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis, Nodotetraedra pala "Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis Steiger 1992 radiolarian Nodotetraedra pala Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae	Praeconosphaera spinosa, Praeconosphaera tuberosa, Acaeniotylopsis aff. helenae, Acastea diaphorogona, Acastea minispinea Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang 1993 radiolarian Praeconosphaera tuberosa Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian Acaeniotylopsis aff. helenae radiolarian aff. Alievium helenae Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian Acastea minispinea Yang 1993 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	Halesium aff. sexangulum, Halesium irregularis, Halesium lineatum Halesium aff. sexangulum radiolarian Halesium irregularis Steiger 1992 radiolarian Halesium lineatum Jud 1994 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Acaeniotylidae	Acaeniotylidae indet. Acaeniotylidae indet. Yang 1993 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae	Stylodictya "sp. A", Spongotripus "sp. A" Stylodictya "sp. A" Ehrenberg 1847 radiolarian Spongotripus "sp. A" radiolarian
Spumellaria - Emiluviidae	Emiluvia chica, Emiluvia pessagnoi, Emiluvia omanensis, Emiluvia salensis Emiluvia chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian Emiluvia omanensis Kiessling 1995 radiolarian Emiluvia salensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Crucella cf. collina Crucella cf. collina Jud 1994 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae	Orbiculiforma aff. railensis, ? Orbiculiforma "sp. E", Spongostaurus compactus Orbiculiforma aff. railensis radiolarian ? Orbiculiforma "sp. E" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian Spongostaurus compactus Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae	Archaeospongoprunum klingi, Archaeospongoprunum cortinaensis Archaeospongoprunum klingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Archaeospongoprunum cortinaensis Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Sponguridae	Patellula aff. verteroensis, ? Patellula "sp. D", ? Patellula "sp. E" Patellula aff. verteroensis radiolarian ? Patellula "sp. D" Kozlova 1972 radiolarian ? Patellula "sp. E" Kozlova 1972 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Tritrabidae	Archaeotritrabs gracilis, Tritrabs casmaliaensis, Tritrabs ewingi, Tritrabs rhododactylus Archaeotritrabs gracilis Steiger 1992 radiolarian Tritrabs casmaliaensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian ssp. ewingi Tritrabs rhododactylus Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae	Alievium helenae, Alievium helenae, Godia "sp. B", Godia tuberculata Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian ssp. picum Godia "sp. B" Wu 1986 radiolarian Godia tuberculata Wu and Li 1982 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Spongiomma "sp. A", Spongiomma "sp. F" Spongiomma "sp. A" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian Spongiomma "sp. F" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium nodaculeatum, Pantanellium squinaboli, Pantanellium riedeli Pantanellium nodaculeatum Steiger 1992 radiolarian Pantanellium squinaboli Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian Pantanellium riedeli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae	Praeconocaryomma hexagona Praeconocaryomma hexagona Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Tetrarectangulum poratum Tetrarectangulum poratum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Deviatus diamphidius, ? Angulobracchia portmanni, Angulobracchia trifolia, "? Tritrabs media" = Angulobracchia media, Angulobracchia heteroporata, Paronaella aff. venadoensis, Paronaella "sp. C", Paronaella cf. solanoensis, Paronaella aff. solanoensis, Paronaella tubulata, Archaeotriastrum mostleri Deviatus diamphidius Foreman 1973 radiolarian ? Angulobracchia portmanni Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian Angulobracchia trifolia Steiger 1992 radiolarian "? Tritrabs media" = Angulobracchia media Steiger 1992 radiolarian Angulobracchia heteroporata Steiger 1992 radiolarian Paronaella aff. venadoensis radiolarian Paronaella "sp. C" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian Paronaella cf. solanoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian Paronaella aff. solanoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian Paronaella tubulata Steiger 1992 radiolarian Archaeotriastrum mostleri Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Radiolaria - Actinommidae	Actinomma "sp. E" Actinomma "sp. E" Haeckel 1862 radiolarian