Copleicyathus

Copleicyathus R. BEDFORD& J. BEDFORD, 1937

Specimen-type: Copleicyathus confertus holotype, R.BEDFORD& J. BEDFORD, 1937, fig. 116

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: ARCHAEOCYATHINA Okulitch, 1935
Superfamily: METACYATHOIDEA R. Bedford& W. R. Bedford, 1934
Family: COPLEICYATHIDAE R. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1937

Copleicyathus Copleicyathus confertus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD holotype USNM PU86741-783 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Transverse view (DEBRENNE, A. ZHURAVLEV & KRUSE, 2002)

Copleicyathus Copleicyathus confertus R. BEDFORD & J. BEDFORD holotype USNM PU86741-783 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Longitudinal view (DEBRENNE, A. ZHURAVLEV & KRUSE, 2002)

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) : Subdivided
• 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) : ?
• 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 : 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 are 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) : More than 2
• 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 : Present on outer wall (or single wall)

Intervallum

• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae ; Pseudotaeniae
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : Synapticulae
• Repartition of synapticulae : At each interpore node
• 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 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 : Metacyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Copleicyathidae

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
• 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 : 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 are 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) : 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 : Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae ; Pseudotaeniae
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : Synapticulae
• Repartition of synapticulae : At each interpore node
• 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 external budding ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
• 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 : 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 : Taeniae ; Pseudotaeniae
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : Synapticulae
• Repartition of synapticulae : At each interpore node
• 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) : ?
• 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) : More than 2
• 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 : 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 are completely connected
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae ; Pseudotaeniae
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : Synapticulae
• Repartition of synapticulae : At each interpore node
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : none
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Tangential section

• Type of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Subdivided
• 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
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Type of shieve (OW/SW) : Protrusions are completely connected
• Repartition of micropores (OW/SW) : Irregular
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores