History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Caliciviridae Proposal: Ratification_1981.pdf  ICTV Report: Caliciviridae Reference: PMID: 10804145 

from the Latin calix, meaning “cup” or “goblet”, referring to cup-shaped depressions on the virion surface of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa