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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Current identification/main database link: Reticulofenestra sp.
Compiled data
Haq, B. U. (1971b). Paleogene calcareous nannoflora. Part II. Oligocene of Western Germany. Stockholm Contributions in Geology. 25: 57-98. gs O Haq, B. U., Lohmann, G. P. & Wise S. W. (1977). Calcareous nannoplankton biogeography and its paleoclimate implications: Cenozoic of the Falkland Plateau (DSDP Leg 36) and Miocene of the Atlantic Ocean. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 36: 745-759. gs References:

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Prinsius minutus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 7-9-2026
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