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: Syracosphaera? tanzanensis Bown 2005Taxonomic rank: speciesLanguage: ENType age (chronostrat): Lower OligoceneStandardised type level: 111_LOWER OLIGOCENEType locality: TanzaniaType repository: London, UCLRepository Country: UKFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 15229Comments [RH]: likely jun syn of Syracosphaera lamina de Kaenel & Villa (1996)Current citation: Syracosphaera tanzanensis Bown, 2005
References:
Bown, P. R. (2005d). Palaeogene calcareous nannofossils from the Kilwa and Lindi areas of coastal Tanzania (Tanzania Drilling Project 2003-4). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 27(1): 21-95. gsO
Syracosphaera tanzanensis: Catalog entry compiled by Richard Howe. Viewed: 14-1-2025