Beltanacyathus

Beltanacyathus R. BEDFORD& J. BEDFORD, 1936

Specimen-type: Beltanacyathus ionicus lectotype, R. BEDFORD& J. BEDFORD, 1936, fig. 95-96

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: ARCHAEOCYATHINA Okulitch, 1935
Superfamily: BELTANACYATHOIDEA Debrenne, 1974
Family: BELTANACYATHIDAE Debrenne, 1974

Beltanacyathus Beltanacyathus wirrialpensis (TAYLOR) holotype SAM T1581A-E Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Transverse section (outer wall at top) (TAYLOR, 1910)	Beltanacyathus Beltanacyathus ionicus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD (=Beltanacyathus wirrialpensis (TAYLOR)) lectotype USNM PU86716-271 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Transverse view (by M. DEBRENNE)	Beltanacyathus Beltanacyathus ionicus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD (=Beltanacyathus wirrialpensis (TAYLOR)) lectotype USNM PU86716-271 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Tangential section of inner wall (by M. DEBRENNE)	Beltanacyathus Beltanacyathus ionicus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD (=Beltanacyathus wirrialpensis (TAYLOR)) lectotype USNM PU86716-271 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia External view of inner wall (by M. DEBRENNE)	Beltanacyathus Beltanacyathus ionicus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD (=Beltanacyathus wirrialpensis (TAYLOR)) lectotype USNM PU86716-271 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia External view of outer wall (by M. DEBRENNE)
Beltanacyathus Beltanacyathus ionicus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD (=Beltanacyathus wirrialpensis (TAYLOR)) lectotype USNM PU86716-271 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Transverse view (HILL, 1965)	Beltanacyathus Beltanacyathus ionicus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD (=Beltanacyathus wirrialpensis (TAYLOR)) lectotype USNM PU86716-271 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Longitudinal view (HILL, 1965)

Outer wall

• Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Canals
• Shape of carcass canals (OW/SW) : ?
• Direction of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Upwardly opening
• Origin of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Limited to the carcass
• Relationship between carcass canals and intersept (OW/SW) : Several rows of canals per intersept
• 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 ; Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Sieve formed by protrusions
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Type of shieve (OW/SW) : Protrusions aren't completely connected
• Repartition of micropores (OW/SW) : Irregular

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) : Present
• Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Poretubes
• Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Planar
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : None
• Additional sheath : None ; Present on outer wall (or single wall)

Intervallum

• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : ?
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores

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 ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Thorny corolla : None
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None
• Stratigraphical extension : Atdabanian
• Atdabanian : 3 ; 4
• Geographical repartition : Australia

Systematic

• Orders : Archaeocyathida
• Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Archaeocyathina
• Superfamillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Beltanacyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Beltanacyathidae

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 ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
• 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) : Present
• Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Poretubes
• Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Planar
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
• Additional sheath : None ; Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Sieve formed by protrusions
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Type of shieve (OW/SW) : Protrusions aren't completely connected
• Repartition of micropores (OW/SW) : Irregular
• 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) : Canals
• Relationship between carcass canals and intersept (OW/SW) : Several rows of canals per intersept
• 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) : Present
• Additional sheath : None ; Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores
• 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 ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Canals
• Shape of carcass canals (OW/SW) : ?
• Direction of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Upwardly opening
• Origin of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Limited to the carcass
• Relationship between carcass canals and intersept (OW/SW) : Several rows of canals per intersept
• 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) : Present
• Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Poretubes
• Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Planar
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : None
• Additional sheath : None ; Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Sieve formed by protrusions
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : ?
• 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) : Canals
• Shape of carcass canals (OW/SW) : ?
• Direction of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Upwardly opening
• Origin of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Limited to the carcass
• Relationship between carcass canals and intersept (OW/SW) : Several rows of canals per intersept
• 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) : Present
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : None
• Additional sheath : None ; Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Sieve formed by protrusions
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Type of shieve (OW/SW) : Protrusions aren't completely connected
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : ?
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Tangential section

• Type of carcass pores (IW) : Simple
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Type of shieve (OW/SW) : Protrusions aren't completely connected
• Repartition of micropores (OW/SW) : Irregular
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores