Cryptophragmus
Cryptophragmus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | † |
Family: | † |
Genus: | †Cryptophragmus , 1914[1] |
Species | |
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Cryptophragmus is an extinct genus of sponges in the extinct family . Species are from the Ordovician of Australia, Canada (Ontario), China and the United States (Georgia, Virginia).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- "Cryptophragmus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Cryptophragmus at fossilworks.org
Categories:
- Prehistoric sponge genera
- Stromatoporoidea
- Ordovician animals
- Paleozoic life of Ontario
- Prehistoric sponge stubs