Anthomorpha

Anthomorpha BORNEMANN, 1884

Specimen-type: Anthomorpha margarita lectotype, BORNEMANN, 1886, pl. 28,fig. 1a, 4-6

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: ANTHOMORPHINA Okulitch, 1935
Superfamily: ANTHOMORPHOIDEA Okulitch, 1935
Family:ANTHOMORPHIDAE Okulitch, 1935

Notes:
Presence in Far-East (Russia) isn't sure.
Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.

Anthomorpha Anthomorpha margarita BORNEMANN lectotype GML 897a Botoman, Cuccuru Contu, Sardinia, Italy Transverse section (DEBRENNE, A. ZHURAVLEV & KRUSE, 2002)

Anthomorpha Anthomorpha margarita BORNEMANN paralectotype MNHN M84133, specimen C GON 3-7 Botoman, Gonnesa, Sardinia, Italy Longitudinal section (DEBRENNE, 1964).

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) : Polygonal
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Irregular repartition
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and intersept (OW/SW) : ?
• 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) : 1
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and tabulae (IW) : ?
• 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 : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane

Others informations

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Number of walls : 2
• Habitus : Solitary ; Modular
• Type of modularity : Branching by external budding
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Thorny corolla : None
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None
• Stratigraphical extension : Botoman
• Botoman : 1
• Geographical repartition : Europe ; Morocco ; Russia
• Europe : France ; Iberia ; Italia: Sardinia
• Russia : Far East ; Tuva
  (Presence in Far-East (Russia) isn't sure.)

Systematic

• Orders : Archaeocyathida
• Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Anthomorphina
• Famillies inside the Anthomorphina : Anthomorphidae

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 external budding
• 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) : ?
• 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 : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane
• 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 external budding
• 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) : ?
• 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 : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• 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) : ?
• 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) : 1
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and tabulae (IW) : ?
• 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 : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Tangential section

• Type of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Polygonal
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Irregular repartition
• Type of carcass pores (IW) : Simple
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous
  (Pseudosepta are aporous even during early ontegenetic stages.)
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane