Original descriptions of taxa - also emended descriptions for a few 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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Current identification/main database link: Discoaster variabilis Martini & Bramlette 1963
Compiled data
Singh, P. P. & Vimal, K. P. (1976). Late Miocene-early Pliocene Discoaster from Neill Island, South Andaman. Journal of the Geological Society of India. 17(1): 37-44. gsReferences:

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Discoaster challengeri neilensis: Catalog entry compiled by Richard Howe. Viewed: 10-10-2026
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