Biography
Vavilala Vasudeva Sastri, Indian stratigrapher and paleontologist (24 August 1926 – 12 October 1997)
DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA
Foraminifera (with Sahni)
Genera
Birbalina 1957
Hukawngia 1954
Irrawaddia 1954
Kutaungia 1954
Kyatsokia 1954
Mesania 1954
Yanbonia 1954
Species
Ammobaculites kingi 1983 with Govindah
Ammodiscus uttaturensis 1960 with Sastry
Anomalina indica 1960 with Sastry
Asterigerina indica 1950 with Jacob
Birbalina pulchra 19057 with Sahni
Cibicides praecursorius 1950 with Jacob
Dicarinella indica 1950 with Jacob
Discorbis indicus 1963
Gaudryina rajahmundrica 1963
Halophragmoides footei 1962 with Murthy
Halophragmoides glaessnerai 1966 with Sastry
Halophragmoides indicus 1962 with Murthy
Hormosina indica 1983 with Govindan
Hukawngia problematica 1954 with Sahni
Irrawaddia tibetica 1954 with Sahni
Irrawaddia trigonalis 1954 with Sahni
Kutaungia cretacea 1954 with Sahni
Kyatsokia multilocularis 1954 with Sahni
Kyatsokia tibetica 1954 with Sahni
Lenticulina raoi 1966 with Sastry
Mesania kutaungensis 1954 with Sahni
Mesania tibetica 1954 with Sahni
Mesania vermiforme 1954 with Sahni
Nonion scapha 1950 with Jacob
Orbitolina chitralensis 1957 with Sahni
Orbitolina hukawgensis 1957 with Sahni
Orbitolina kashmirica 1957 with Sahni
Orbitolina obesa 1957 with Sahni
Orbitolina raoi 1957 with Sahni
Orbitolina wadiai 1957 with Sahni
Rectogumbelina nagappai 1966 with Sastry
Rotalia crookshankiana 1950 with Jacob
Rotalia subgranulosa 1950 with Jacob
Spiroplectammina indica 1962 with Murthy
Vaginulina delicatula 1966 with Sastry
Valvulineria ramaraoi 1966 with Sastry
Yanbonia moniliforme 1954 with Sahni
Algae
Genus
Palaeonostoc 1972 with Venkatachala & Desikachary
Species
Palaeonostoc indica 1972 with Venkatachala & Desikachary
Mammalia
Species
Sivapithecus lewisi 1968 with Pandey
HONORS (Fossil)
Sastriella Soodan 1975 (Echinodermata)
Sastrilophus Sahni & Khare 1971 (Mammalia)
