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 clathrata Roth & Hay in Hay et al. 1967Taxonomic rank: speciesLanguage: ENType sample (& lithostrat): Sample: Joides Core 5, 445'; From: Blake Plateau; N. AtlanticType age (chronostrat): OligoceneStandardised type level: 110_OLIGOCENEType locality: Atlantic Ocean, JOIDES HOLE 5Type repository: Miami Univ, Rosenthiel School Mar & Atm SciRepository Country: USAFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 3239Current citation: Syracosphaera clathrata Roth & Hay, in Hay et al. 1967
References:
Hay, W. W., Mohler, H. P., Roth, P. H., Schmidt, R. R. & Boudreaux, J. E. (1967). Calcareous nannoplankton zonation of the Cenozoic of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean-Antillean area, and transoceanic correlation. Transactions of the Gulf-Coast Association of Geological Societies. 17: 428-480. gsO
Syracosphaera clathrata: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 13-5-2025