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Calpionella
Temporal range: Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
~145.5–136 Ma
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Family:
Calpionellidae
Genus:
Calpionella

Lorenz, 1902
Species

Calpionella is an extinct genus of calpionellid, a group of single celled eukaryotes.[1] Their fossils are found in rocks of Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous age.[2]

Etymology

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

Biostratigraphic significance

The first occurrence of the species Calpionella alpina marks the beginning of the Berriasian and thus Cretaceous.

Distribution

Fossils of the genus have been found in:[1]

Jurassic
Cretaceous

References

  1. ^ a b Calpionella at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ 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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