Cryptophragmus is an extinct genus of sponges in the extinct family Aulaceratidae. Species are from the Ordovician of Australia, Canada (Ontario), China and the United States (Georgia, Virginia).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | †Stromatoporoidea |
| Order: | †Labechiida |
| Family: | †Aulaceratidae |
| Genus: | †Cryptophragmus Raymond, 1914[1] |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ A Beatricia-like organism from the Middle Ordovician. Raymond P.E., 1914, Canada Geological Survey Museum Bulletin, volume 5, pages l-19 (description page 8)
- The Rise, Development and Extinction of Stromatoporoids. Deyuan Dong, Palaeontologia Cathayana, pages 267–268, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-12662-2_10
External links edit
- "Cryptophragmus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- "Cryptophragmus". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database.
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