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 pentaradiatus Tan Sin Hok 1927Taxonomic rank: speciesLanguage: ENType age (chronostrat): TertiaryStandardised type level: 150_CENOZOICType locality: IndonesiaType repository: Leiden, Rijks Geol Mus (now part of Naturalis)Repository Country: The NetherlandsFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 1080Current citation: Discoaster pentaradiatus Tan Sin Hok, 1927
References:
Tan Sin Hok, (1927). Discoasteridae incertae sedis. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Sect Sci, 30: 411-419. gs
Discoaster pentaradiatus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 20-7-2025