Pilodicoscinus

Pilodicoscinus DEBRENNE& JIANG, 1989

Specimen-type: Pilodicoscinus yuani holotype, DEBRENNE& JIANG, 1989, pl. 2, fig. 6

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

Pilodicoscinus Pilodicoscinus yuani DEBRENNE & JIANG holotype MNHN M85002, specimen 2-13 Botoman, Yangchang, Yunnan, China 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
• 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) : Present
• Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Bracts
• Localisation of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
• Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Arcuate
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
• 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 : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; 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 : Outer wall shows folds
• 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 ; Botoman
• Atdabanian : 4
• Botoman : 1 ; 2 ; 3
• Geographical repartition : China
  (China: South China.)

Systematic

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

External view

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : Outer wall shows folds
• 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) : Arcuate
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
• Additional sheath : None
• Thorny corolla : None

Transverse section

• Shape of cup bulges : Outer wall shows folds
• 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) : Present
• Additional sheath : None
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Septa
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous ; Sparsely 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 : Outer wall shows folds
• 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) : Pores
• Relationship between rows of carcass pores and tabulae (IW) : ?
• 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) : Arcuate
• Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
• 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 : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; 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 : Outer wall shows folds
• 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) : ?
• Building of carcass perforations (IW) : Without participation of vertical structures
• Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : Present
• 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 : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; 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
• Type of carcass pores (IW) : Simple
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Aporous ; Sparsely porous
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Aporous ; Circular pores
• Porosity of tabulae : Simple pores