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: Discoaster staurophorus Gardet 1955taxonomic rank: SpeciesLanguage: FRType age (chronostrat): Burdigalian, Lower Vindobonian, Upper Miocene, PlioceneStandardised type level: 140_NEOGENEType locality: AlgeriaType repository: -Repository Country: France or AlgeriaFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 2094Comments [RH]: Reworked from the Upper CretaceousCurrent citation: Micula staurophora (Gardet, 1955) Stradner, 1963
References:
Gardet, M. (1955). Contribution à l'étude des coccolithes des terrains néogènes de l'Algérie. Publications du Service de la Carte Géologique de l'Algérie. 5: 477-550. gsO
Discoaster staurophorus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 11-12-2023