Original descriptions of taxa. For coccolithophores, and many calcispheres, these are pages from the Farinacci & Howe Catalog of Calcareous Nannofossils. In other cases (e.g. non-calcifying haptophytes) the data is directly compiled on this site. The "Catalogue of Calcareous Nannofossils" was originally compiled by Prof A. Farinacci 1969-1989, since 2000 it has been updated and extended by Richard Howe - see The Farinacci and Howe Catalog - an Introduction.
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Citation: Discoaster capricornensis Rade 1977Taxonomic rank: speciesLanguage: ENType age (chronostrat): Lower PlioceneStandardised type level: 130_PLIO-PLEISTOCENEType locality: AustraliaType repository: Melbourne, Nat Mus Victoria (NMV)Repository Country: AustraliaFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 13063Current citation: Discoaster aster,&other preservational species of discoaster
References:
Rade, J. (1977). Tertiary biostratigraohic zonation based on calcareous nannoplankton in eastrn Australian nearshore basins. Micropaleontology. 23(3): 270-296. gs
Discoaster capricornensis: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 20-7-2025