Ajacicyathus

Ajacicyathus R. BEDFORD& J. BEDFORD, 1939

Specimen-type: Archaeocyathus ajax lectotype, TAYLOR, 1910, pl. 1, photo 1a, pl. 7 photo 39

Systematics:
Order: AJACICYATHIDA R. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1939
Suborder: AJACICYATHINA R. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1939
Superfamily: BRONCHOCYATHOIDEAR. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1936
Family: AJACICYATHIDAE R. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1939

Ajacicyathus Ajacicyathus ajax (TAYLOR) lectotype SAM T1550A Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Oblique longitudinal section (TAYLOR, 1910)

Ajacicyathus Ajacicyathus ajax (TAYLOR) lectotype SAM T1550A Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Detail of septum and inner wall in longitudinal section (outer wall to right) (DEBRENNE, 1974b)

Ajacicyathus Ajacicyathus ajax (TAYLOR) lectotype SAM T1550A Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia (by M. DEBRENNE)

Ajacicyathus Ajacicyathus ajax (TAYLOR) lectotype SAM T1550A Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia (by M. DEBRENNE)

Outer wall

• Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
• Type of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Simple
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Regular repartition
• Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Straight rows of pores
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and intersept (OW/SW) : more than 2
• Carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Stipules : None
• Type of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
• Additional sheath : None

Inner wall

• Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Stipules : None
• Carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
• Type of carcass pores (IW) : Simple
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and intersept (IW) : Stirrup pores ; More than 2
  (stirrup pores may be present)
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and tabulae (IW) : No tabula
• Building of carcass perforations (IW) : Without participation of vertical structures
• Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : None
• Additional sheath : None

Intervallum

• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : none

Others informations

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Number of walls : 2
• Habitus : Solitary ; Modular
• Type of modularity : Branching by longitudinal subdivisions ; Catenulate
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Thorny corolla : None
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None
• Stratigraphical extension : Atdabanian ; Botoman ; Toyonian
• Atdabanian : 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4
• Botoman : 1 ; 2 ; 3
• Toyonian : 1 ; 2
• Geographical repartition : Antarctica ; Australia ; Canada ; Europe ; Mongolia ; Russia
• Europe : France ; Italia: Sardinia
• Russia : Altay Sayan ; Far East ; Siberian Platform ; Tuva

Systematic

• Orders : Ajacicyathida
• Suborders inside the Ajacicyathida : Ajacicyathina
• Superfamillies inside the Ajacicyathina : Bronchocyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Ajacicyathina : Ajacicyathidae

External view

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Habitus : Solitary ; Modular
• Type of modularity : Branching by longitudinal subdivisions ; Catenulate
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
• Additional sheath : None
• Thorny corolla : None

Transverse section

• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Number of walls : 2
• Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Habitus : Solitary ; Modular
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and intersept (OW/SW) : more than 2
• Carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
• Building of carcass perforations (IW) : Without participation of vertical structures
• Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
• Additional sheath : None
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : none
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Longitudinal section

• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Number of walls : 2
• Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Habitus : Solitary ; Modular
• Type of modularity : Branching by longitudinal subdivisions ; Catenulate
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
• Carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Stipules : None
• Type of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and tabulae (IW) : No tabula
• Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : None
• Additional sheath : None
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : none
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Oblique section

• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Number of walls : 2
• Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Habitus : Solitary ; Modular
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and intersept (OW/SW) : more than 2
• Carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
• Stipules : None
• Type of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
• Carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and intersept (IW) : Stirrup pores ; More than 2
  (stirrup pores may be present)
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and tabulae (IW) : No tabula
• Building of carcass perforations (IW) : Without participation of vertical structures
• Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : None
• Additional sheath : None
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : none
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Tangential section

• Type of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Simple
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Regular repartition
• Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Straight rows of pores
• Type of carcass pores (IW) : Simple
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Circular pores