Calpionellites darderi
Species of single-celled organism
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Calpionellites darderi is an extinct planktonic eukaryote and an important index fossil for the Lower Cretaceous stratigraphy. The first appearance of C. darderi marks the beginning of the Valanginian. It also defines the base of the "Calpionellid Zone E".[1] The species was first described by Colom in 1934 and is part of the Calpionellites genus.[2]
| Calpionellites darderi Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Spirotrichea |
| Order: | Tintinnida |
| Family: | †Codonellopsidae |
| Genus: | †Calpionellites |
| Species: | †C. darderi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Calpionellites darderi (Colom, 1934) | |
