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 pacificus Haq 1969Taxonomic rank: speciesLanguage: ENType age (chronostrat): EoceneStandardised type level: 100_EOCENEType locality: Pacific OceanType repository: Stockholm Univ, Geol Inst collnsRepository Country: SwedenFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 6082Current citation: Discoaster pacificus Haq, 1969
References:
Haq, B. U. (1969). The structure of Eocene coccoliths and discoasters from a Tertiary deep-sea core in the Central Pacific. Stockholm Contributions in Geology. 21(1): 1-19. gsO
Discoaster pacificus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 20-7-2025