Ellis and Messina Catalogues

The Catalogues reproduce the complete type descriptions for genus- and species-level taxa, including full-size reproduction of original figures and charts. Diagnoses in western European languages are given verbatim, while those in Russian, Chinese, and other non-western languages are translated by professional micropaleontologists. The stratigraphic level, locality and depository of the type material are given for each taxon, and bibliographic references and taxonomic terms are expanded and verified against the Ellis and Messina database. Between 200 to 300 taxa are added yearly to each catalogue. As of 2008, the Catalogues have more than 47,000 Foraminifera, 25,000 Ostracoda, and 8,000 Diatom genera and species.

Supplement pages are issued on an annual basis.

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	Academic and small business	Government agency	Corporate and national
Foraminifera (ISBN 0-913424-34-X)
2009 Subscription	$ 725	1,450	2,900
Ostracoda (ISBN 0-913424-35-8)
2009 Subscription	525	1,050	2,100
Diatom (ISBN 0-913424-36-6)
2009 Subscription	300	600	1,200

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Annual updates for "Catbox" DVD backup and printed sets are included in subscription. The all-platform, self-installing single DVD replaces the former multi-disk CD-ROM, which is no longer supported. Complete printed catalogues are out of stock; however, printed supplements back to c. 1985 are available at $50 each, as well as special swing-open binders at $25 each, via our orders and payments page.