Calpionella
Calpionella is an extinct genus of single celled eukaryotes. Their fossils are found in rocks of Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous age.[1]
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Genus: | Calpionella Lorenz, 1902 |
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Naming
The name is derived from the Greek "κάλπις", meaning "water jug".
References
- Bolli, Hans M.; Saunders, John B.; Fancett, Katharina Perch-Nielsen, eds. (1989). Plankton stratigraphy (1st paperback ed.). Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521367196.
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