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Cryptophragmus

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Cryptophragmus
Temporal range: 456.1–449.5 Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Stromatoporoidea
Order: Labechiida
Family: Aulaceratidae
Genus: Cryptophragmus
Raymond, 1914[1]
Species:
C. antiquatus
Binomial name
Cryptophragmus antiquatus
Raymond, 1914

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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References

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  1. ^ 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
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