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Calpionellid

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Calpionellid
Scientific classification
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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.; Saunders, John B.; Fancett, Katharina Perch-Nielsen, eds. (1989). Plankton stratigraphy (1st paperback ed.). Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521367196.