†Cryptophragmus Raymond 1914 (stromatoporoid sponge)
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Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Aulaceratidae
Parent taxon: Aulaceratidae according to C. W. Stearn et al. 1999
See also Raymond 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alleynodictyon, Aulacera, Ludictyon, Pararosenella, Quasiaulacera, Sinodictyon, Thamnobeatricea
Subtaxa: Cryptophragmus antiquatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (2: Ontario collections)
• Ordovician of Australia (1), Canada (3: Ontario), United States (24: Georgia, Virginia)
Total: 30 collections including 32 occurrences
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