Cryptophragmus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of sponges}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|456.1|449.5}}

| genus = Cryptophragmus

| parent_authority = Raymond, 1914A Beatricia-like organism from the Middle Ordovician. Raymond P.E., 1914, Canada Geological Survey Museum Bulletin, volume 5, pages l-19 (description page 8)

| species = antiquatus

| authority = Raymond, 1914

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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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  • The Rise, Development and Extinction of Stromatoporoids. Deyuan Dong, Palaeontologia Cathayana, pages 267–268, {{doi|10.1007/978-3-662-12662-2_10}}