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Calpionella

Protozoa - Calpionellida

Taxonomy
Calpionella was named by Lorenz (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-u K Barr-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Calpionella alpina.

It was assigned to Calpionellida by Doben (1963), Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. alpina (syn. C. undelloides) (type species), C. elliptica
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. austriaca, C. minuta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Calpionella Lorenz
1963Calpionella Doben
2002Calpionella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
superphylumBiciliata
RankNameAuthor
phylumCiliophora
orderCalpionellida
genusCalpionellaLorenz 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Calpionella Lorenz 1902
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†Calpionella alpina Lorenz 1902
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Invalid names: Calpionella undelloides Colom 1939 [synonym]
†Calpionella elliptica Cadisch 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: outer shelf, oceanic, oligotrophic, marineo
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: planktonico
Created: 2006-02-20 05:12:30
Modified: 2006-02-20 07:12:30
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Valanginian or 149.20000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Cuba C. alpina (57712)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia C. alpina (31283)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Cuba C. spp. (57724)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Germany (Bayern) C. alpina (276913 276957 276958)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Poland C. alpina (64117)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Cuba C. alpina (57205)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Romania (Bicaz Gorges) C. alpina (138717)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Austria C. alpina (60091 60194 60195)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Germany (Bayern) C. alpina, C. elliptica (276960)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Spain C. alpina (64982 64993 64999 65287 65288 65290 65291 65293 65294 65295 65308 65309 65310 65311 65312 65314 65317 65319 65320)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Cuba C. sp. (57709)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Poland C. austriaca, C. alpina, C. elliptica (62344)
Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Albania C. elliptica (67435)
Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Cuba C. sp., C. alpina (57725)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1Germany (Bayern) C. alpina, C. elliptica (276961)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1Austria C. alpina, C. elliptica (60196 60197 60199) C. elliptica (60198)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Algeria C. alpina (64363)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Austria C. alpina (60200 60201)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Austria C. elliptica (60206) C. minuta (60203 60204)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Spain C. alpina (65296 65297 65324)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6North Atlantic C. alpina (45348)