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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Best, G. & Müller, C. (1972). Nannoplankton-Lagen im Unter-Miozan von Frankfurt am Main. Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 53(1-2): 103-117. gs
Young, J. R. (2023). Some proposed changes to the systematics of Cenozoic and Mesozoic nannoplankton. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 41(1): 15-25. gs
Trochoaster martinii: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 7-9-2026