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Citation: Discoaster binodosus Martini 1958 hirundinus Martini 1958Taxonomic rank: sub-speciesLanguage: DEType age (chronostrat): Upper Upper EoceneStandardised type level: 103_UPPER EOCENEType locality: GermanyType repository: Frankfurt, Senckenberg Museum (SM)Repository Country: GermanyFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 4087Current citation: Discoaster nodifer (Bramlette & Riedel, 1954) Bukry, 1973
Editors' Notes etymlogy: hirundinus = swallow-like, refering to the notched rays which separate this subspecies from D. binodosus binodosus [my interpretation - JRY 2017]
References:
Martini, E. (1958). Discoasteriden und verwandte Formen im NW-deutschen Eozän (Coccolithophorida). 1. Taxonomische Untersuchungen. Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 39: 353-388. gs
Discoaster binodosus hirundinus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 8-7-2025