Munikoti Venkatesaiah Arunachala Sastry, Indian paleontologist and stratigrapher (Bangalore 23 November 1922 – 31 October 2005)

DESCRIBED NEW TAXA

Foraminifera

Species

Ammodiscus uttaturensis 1960 with Sastri

Anomalina indica 1960 with Sastri

Halophragmoides glaessnerai 1966 with Sastri

Lenticulina raoi 1966 with Sastri

Praeglobotruncana blanfordiana 1972 with Mamgain

Praeglobotruncana kallakkudiensis 1972 with Mamgain

Rectogumbelina nagappai 1966 with Sastri

Vaginulina delicatula 1966 with Sastri

Valvulineria ramaraoi 1966 with Sastri

Ostracoda (with Mamgain 1972)

Aysegulina indica

Brachycythere indiana

Brachycythere pallakaveriensis

Brachycythere punctata

Brachycythere sillakkudiensis

Bythocypris dentifera

Bythocypris naraiyurensis

Cythereis indiana

Cythereis kattuppirangiyamensis

Cythereis reticulata

Cytherella kallarensis

Cytherelloidea naraiyurensis

Cytherelloidea sillakkudiensis

Cytherelloidea tricarinata

Haplocytheridea nallampattuensis

Loxoconcha indiana

Loxoconcha sillakkudiensis

Macrocypris elongata

Paracyprideis chokkanathapuramensis

Veenia reticulata

Cnidaria

Calamophyllia miocenica 1955 with Sahni

Calamophyllia quilonica 1955 with Sahni

Mollusca

Metoicoceras stoliczkai 1967 with Matsumoto

Rhynchoteuthis wadiai 1965 with Mamgain & Rao

HONORS

Sastryiceras Chiplonkar, Ghare & Oka 1982 (Fossil Mollusca)