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 nephados Hay in Hay et al. 1967Taxonomic rank: speciesLanguage: ENType sample (& lithostrat): Sample: JS 1840 = K9397 of Bolli (1957); From: Trinidad, Cipero type section; Trinidad; Likely age: NN3Type age (chronostrat): MioceneStandardised type level: 120_MIOCENEType locality: TrinidadType repository: Urbana, Illinois University, Geologic CollectionsRepository Country: USAFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 3142Current citation: Discoaster deflandrei Bramlette & Riedel, 1954
References:
Hay, W. W., Mohler, H. P., Roth, P. H., Schmidt, R. R. & Boudreaux, J. E. (1967). Calcareous nannoplankton zonation of the Cenozoic of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean-Antillean area, and transoceanic correlation. Transactions of the Gulf-Coast Association of Geological Societies. 17: 428-480. gsO
Discoaster nephados: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 20-7-2025