Biology:Calpionellidae

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Calpionellidae
Temporal range: Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
(unranked):
Alveolata
Family:
Calpionellidae

Bonet, 1956

Calpionellidae are an extinct family of eukaryotic single celled organisms. Their fossils are found in rocks of Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous age.[1]

Naming

The name is derived from the Greek "κάλπις", meaning "water jug".

References

  1. Bolli, Hans M., ed (1989). Plankton stratigraphy (1st paperback ed.). Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521367196. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5023919 entry