Crucicyathus

Crucicyathus GRAVESTOCK, 1984

Specimen-type: Crucicyathus repandus holotype, GRAVESTOCK, 1984, fig. 42A-B, D

Systematics:
Order: AJACICYATHIDA R. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1939
Suborder: ERISMACOSCININA Debrenne, Rozanov& A. Zhuravlev, 1989
Superfamily: SALAIROCYATHOIDEA Zhuravleva, 1956
Family: CRASSICOSCINIDAE Debrenne, Rozanov& A. Zhuravlev, 1988

Crucicyathus Crucicyathus repandus GRAVESTOCK holotype SAM P21585 Atdabanian, Mount Scott Range, Australia Transverse section (by M. DEBRENNE)

Crucicyathus Crucicyathus repandus GRAVESTOCK holotype SAM P21585 Atdabanian, Mount Scott Range, Australia Longitudinal section (by M. DEBRENNE)

Crucicyathus Crucicyathus repandus GRAVESTOCK paratype SAM P21473-3 Atdabanian, Mount Scott Range, Australia Transverse section (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) : ?
• 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) : Canals
• Constitution of carcass canal system (IW) : 1 zone
• Shape of carcass canals zone A (IW) : S-shaped
• Porosity of carcass canals zone A (IW) : Non-porous
• Relationship between carcass canals zone A and intersept (IW) : Several rows of canals per intersept
• Direction of carcass canals zone A (IW) : Upwardly opening ; Horizontal opening
  (horizontal to upwardly opening)
• 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) : S-shaped
• 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 : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores

Others informations

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : Longitudinally plicate (outer wall)
• 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
• Atdabanian : 4
• Geographical repartition : Australia

Systematic

• Orders : Ajacicyathida
• Suborders inside the Ajacicyathida : Erismacoscinina
• Superfamillies inside the Erismacoscinina : Salairocyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Erismacoscinina : Crassicoscinidae

External view

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : Longitudinally plicate (outer wall)
• 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 : Longitudinally plicate (outer wall)
• 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) : Canals
• Relationship between carcass canals zone A and intersept (IW) : Several rows of canals per intersept
• 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 : Longitudinally plicate (outer wall)
• 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) : Canals
• Constitution of carcass canal system (IW) : 1 zone
• Shape of carcass canals zone A (IW) : S-shaped
• Porosity of carcass canals zone A (IW) : Non-porous
• Direction of carcass canals zone A (IW) : Upwardly opening ; Horizontal opening
  (horizontal to upwardly opening)
• Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : S-shaped
• 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 : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Oblique section

• Shape of cup bulges : Longitudinally plicate (outer wall)
• 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) : Canals
• Constitution of carcass canal system (IW) : 1 zone
• Shape of carcass canals zone A (IW) : S-shaped
• Porosity of carcass canals zone A (IW) : Non-porous
• Relationship between carcass canals zone A and intersept (IW) : Several rows of canals per intersept
• Direction of carcass canals zone A (IW) : Upwardly opening ; Horizontal opening
  (horizontal to upwardly opening)
• 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) : S-shaped
• 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 : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores
• 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
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Completely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores