Calpionella

Calpionella is an extinct genus of single celled eukaryotes. Their fossils are found in rocks of Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous age.[1]

Calpionella
Temporal range: Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukarya
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Family:
Calpionellidae
Genus:
Calpionella

Lorenz, 1902
Species
  • Calpionella alpina Lorenz, 1902
  • Calpionella elliptica Cadisch, 1932

Naming

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

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References
  1. 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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