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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![]() | Mitrolithus elegans Deflandre, in Deflandre & Fert 1954 = Mitrolithus elegans | |||
![]() | Mitrolithus irregularis Prins 1969 = Calcivascularis jansae | |||
![]() | Mitrolithus lenticularis Bown 1987 = Mitrolithus lenticularis | |||
![]() | Mitrolithus montgolfieri Mattioli in, Abdi et al 2022 = Mitrolithus elegans | |||
![]() | Mitrolithus pseudonannoconus Mattioli in, Abdi et al 2022 = Mitrolithus elegans | |||
![]() | Mitrolithus tethysiensis Mattioli in, Abdi et al 2022 = Mitrolithus elegans |
Current identification/main database link: Mitrolithus Deflandre, in Deflandre & Fert 1954
Compiled data
Deflandre, G. & Fert, C. (1954). Observations sur les coccolithophoridés actuels et fossiles en microscopie ordinaire et électronique. Annales de Paléontologie. 40: 115-176. gsReferences:

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Mitrolithus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 7-10-2026
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