Eremitacyathus

Eremitacyathus ZAMARREÑO& DEBRENNE, 1977

Specimen-type: Eremitacyathus fissus holotype, ZAMARREÑO& DEBRENNE, 1977, pl. 5, fig. a-b

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: LOCULICYATHINA Zhuravleva, 1955
Superfamily: LOCULICYATHOIDEA Zhuravleva, 1954
Family: EREMITACYATHIDAE Debrenne, 1992

Eremitacyathus Eremitacyathus fissus ZAMARREÑO & DEBRENNE holotype MNHN M84016, specimen Spe 10-1a Atdabanian, Las Ermitas, Cordoba, Spain Transverse section (DEBRENNE, A. ZHURAVLEV & KRUSE, 2002)

Eremitacyathus Eremitacyathus fissus ZAMARREÑO & DEBRENNE holotype MNHN M84016, specimen Spe 10-1a Atdabanian, Las Ermitas, Cordoba, Spain Longitudinal section (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) : Simple ; Polygonal
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Regular repartition
• Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Random
• 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) : Vertical tubes
• 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
• 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 : None ; Synapticulae ; Plates
  (synapticulae may be present)
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Type of plates : Longitudinal ; Denticulate
• 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 interparietal budding
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Thorny corolla : None
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None
• Stratigraphical extension : Atdabanian
• Atdabanian : 2
• Geographical repartition : Europe
• Europe : Iberia

Systematic

• Orders : Archaeocyathida
• Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Loculicyathina
• Superfamillies inside the Loculicyathina : Loculicyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Loculicyathina : Eremitacyathidae

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 interparietal 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) : Vertical tubes
• 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
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Synapticulae ; Plates
  (synapticulae may be present)
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Type of plates : Longitudinal ; Denticulate
• 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 interparietal 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) : Vertical tubes
• 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
• 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 : None ; Synapticulae ; Plates
  (synapticulae may be present)
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Type of plates : Longitudinal ; Denticulate
• 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) : Vertical tubes
• 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
• 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 : None ; Synapticulae ; Plates
  (synapticulae may be present)
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Type of plates : Longitudinal ; Denticulate
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : none
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Tangential section

• Type of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Simple ; Polygonal
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Regular repartition
• Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Random
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores