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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Current identification/main database link: Discoaster aster,&other preservational species of discoaster
Compiled data
Martini, E. & Worsley, T. (1971). Tertiary calcareous nannoplankton from the western equatorial Pacific. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 7: 1471-1507. gs References:

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Discoaster formosus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 12-11-2025
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