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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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Microstaurus alcmonensis Keupp 1977 | |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Microstaurus chiastius Worsley, 1971 Grün in Grün & Allemann 1975 emend. Bralower et al. 1989 = Helenea chiastia | |
![]() | ![]() | Microstaurus lindensis Black 1971 = Helenea chiastia | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Microstaurus pusillus Black 1972 = Helenea chiastia | |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Microstaurus quadratus Black 1971 = Helenea staurolithina |
Current identification/main database link: Helenea Worsley, 1971
Compiled data
Black, M. (1971a). Coccoliths of the Speeton Clay and Sutterby Marl. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. 38: 381-424. gs References:
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Microstaurus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 30-9-2023
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