Gumbycyathus

Gumbycyathus KRUSE, 1982

Specimen-type: Gumbycyathus pythoni holotype, KRUSE, 1982, pl. 4, fig. 1-5

Systematics:
Order: AJACICYATHIDA R. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1939
Suborder: AJACICYATHINA R. Bedford& J. Bedford, 1939
Superfamily: ERBOCYATHOIDEA Vologdin& Zhuravleva, 1956
Family: VOLOGDINOCYATHIDAE Yaroshevich, 1957

Gumbycyathus Gumbycyathus pythoni KRUSE holotype AM SUP90276 Botoman, Mt Wright, Australia Transverse section AM 8457 (by M. DEBRENNE).

Gumbycyathus Gumbycyathus pythoni KRUSE holotype AM SUP90276 Botoman, Mt Wright, Australia Detail of longitudinal section (outer wall to right) AM 8455 (by M. DEBRENNE)

Gumbycyathus Gumbycyathus pythoni KRUSE holotype AM SUP90276 Botoman, Mt Wright, Australia Detail of inner wall in tangential section AM 8456 (by M. DEBRENNE)

Gumbycyathus Gumbycyathus pythoni KRUSE holotype AM SUP90276 Botoman, Mt Wright, Australia Detail of outer wall in tangential section AM 8458 (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 : ?
• Type of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
• Additional sheath : Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Microporous sheath
• Type of microporous sheath (OW/SW) : Attached
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Repartition of micropores (OW/SW) : Regular

Inner wall

• Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
• Stipules : ?
• Carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Canals
• Constitution of carcass canal system (IW) : 1 zone
• Shape of carcass canals zone A (IW) : Straight
• 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) : Present
• Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Bracts
• Localisation of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
• Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : ?
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : ?
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : ?
• Additional sheath : Present on outer wall (or single wall)

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 : none

Others informations

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : None
• 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 : Botoman
• Botoman : 1 ; 2 ; 3
• Geographical repartition : Australia ; Mongolia

Systematic

• Orders : Ajacicyathida
• Suborders inside the Ajacicyathida : Ajacicyathina
• Superfamillies inside the Ajacicyathina : Erbocyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Ajacicyathina : Vologdinocyathidae

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 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) : Present
• Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Bracts
• Localisation of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
• Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : ?
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : ?
• Additional sheath : Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Microporous sheath
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Repartition of micropores (OW/SW) : Regular
• 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) : 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) : Present
• Additional sheath : Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• 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 : 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 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 : ?
• 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) : Straight
• 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) : Present
• Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Bracts
• Localisation of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
• Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : ?
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : ?
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : ?
• Additional sheath : Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Microporous sheath
• 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 : 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 : 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 : ?
• 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) : Straight
• 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) : Present
• Type of morphological tubes (IW) : ?
• Additional sheath : Present on outer wall (or single wall)
• Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : Microporous sheath
• Type of microporous sheath (OW/SW) : Attached
• 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 : 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 : none
• 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
• Type of microporous sheath (OW/SW) : Attached
• Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (OW/SW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Repartition of micropores (OW/SW) : Regular
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Completely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores