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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![]() | Palaeopontosphaera binodosa Prins 1969 = Biscutum grande | |||
![]() | Palaeopontosphaera crucifera Prins 1969 | |||
![]() | Palaeopontosphaera dorsetensis Varol & Girgis 1994 = Biscutum dorsetensis | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Palaeopontosphaera dubia Noël 1965 = Biscutum dubium |
![]() | Palaeopontosphaera erismata Wind & Wise 1976 = Biscutum erismatum | |||
![]() | Palaeopontosphaera giraudii de Kaenel, in de Kaenel et al. 2020 | |||
![]() | Palaeopontosphaera inconspicua Prins 1969 | |||
![]() | Palaeopontosphaera nova Goy, in Goy et al. 1979 = Similiscutum novum | |||
![]() | Palaeopontosphaera repleta Prins 1969 |
Palaeopontosphaera [GENUS] [07177].pdf
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Palaeopontosphaera [GENUS] [EMEND] [10170].pdf
Palaeopontosphaera [GENUS] [EMEND] [13156].pdf
Palaeopontosphaera [GENUS] [EMEND] [14157].pdf
Palaeopontosphaera [GENUS] [EMEND] [15173].pdfCurrent identification/main database link: Biscutum Black, in Black & Barnes 1959
Compiled data
Noël, D. (1965). Sur les Coccolithes du Jurassique Européen et d'Afrique du Nord. Essai de classification des coccolithes fossiles. Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. 1-209. gsReferences:

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Palaeopontosphaera: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 9-8-2026
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