Original descriptions of taxa. For coccolithophores, and many calcispheres, these are pages from the Catalog of Calcareous Nannofossils. In other cases (e.g. non-calcifying haptophytes) the data is directly complied on this site. The "Catalogue of Calcareous Nannofossils" was compiled by Prof A. Farinacci 1969-1989 and updated by Richard Howe 2000-2016 - see also this page.
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Current identification/main database link: Biscutum constans (Górka, 1957) Black in Black and Barnes, 1959
Compiled data
Notes
invalid under ICBN as Coccolithites was a provisional genus. Subsequently never validated
Reinhardt, P. (1965). Neue Familien für fossile Kalkflagellaten (Coccolithophoriden, Coccolithineen). Monatsberichte der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 7: 30-40. gsReferences:
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Coccolithites polycingulatus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci and Richard Howe. Viewed: 16-12-2019
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