Coscinocyathus

Coscinocyathus BORNEMANN, 1884

Specimen-type: Coscinocyathus dianthus lectotype, BORNEMANN 1886, pl.17, fig.2-7

Systematics:
Order: CAPSULOCYATHIDA Zhuravleva, 1964
Suborder: COSCINOCYATHINA Zhuravleva, 1955
Superfamily: COSCINOCYATHOIDEA Taylor, 1910
Family: COSCINOCYATHIDAE Taylor, 1910

Coscinocyathus Coscinocyathus dianthus BORNEMANN lectotype GML An597 Botoman, Canal Grande, Sardinia, Italy Transverse section (BORNEMANN, 1886).

Coscinocyathus Coscinocyathus dianthus BORNEMANN lectotype GML An597 Botoman, Canal Grande, Sardinia, Italy Longitudinal section (BORNEMANN, 1886).

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) : ?
• 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) : More than 2
• 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 : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Completely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of both walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores

Others informations

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Number of walls : 2
• Habitus : Solitary
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Thorny corolla : None
• Chambers : Present
• Chambers number : Several
• Chambers stack : Regular stack
• Other aquiferous unit : None
• Stratigraphical extension : Atdabanian ; Botoman
• Atdabanian : 2 ; 3 ; 4
• Botoman : 1 ; 2 ; 3
• Geographical repartition : China ; Europe ; Mongolia ; Morocco ; Russia ; Tajikistan
  (China: South China.)
• Europe : Iberia ; Italia: Sardinia
• Russia : Altay Sayan ; Far East ; Siberian Platform ; Transbaikal ; Tuva

Systematic

• Orders : Capsulocyathida
• Suborders inside the Capsulocyathida : Coscinocyathina
• Superfamillies inside the Coscinocyathina : Coscinocyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Coscinocyathina : Coscinocyathidae

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
• 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
• 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 : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Completely porous
• 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
• 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 : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Completely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of both walls
• Chambers : Present
• Chambers number : Several
• Chambers stack : Regular stack
• 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
• 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) : ?
• 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 : Completely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of both walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores
• Chambers : Present
• Chambers number : Several
• Chambers stack : Regular stack
• 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 : Completely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores