Pycnoidocoscinus

Pycnoidocoscinus R. BEDFORD& W. R. BEDFORD, 1936

Specimen-type: Pycnoidocoscinus pycnoideum lectotype, R. BEDFORD& W. R. BEDFORD, 1936, fig. 87

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: ARCHAEOCYATHINA Okulitch, 1935
Superfamily: DICTYOCYATHOIDEA Taylor, 1910
Family: PYCNOIDOCOSCINIDAE Debrenne, 1974

Note:
Presence in Canada isn't sure.

Pycnoidocoscinus Pycnoidocoscinus pycnoideum R. BEDFORD & W. R. BEDFORD lectotype SAM P990-175, -176, -177 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Transverse view (outer wall at top) (DEBRENNE, A. ZHURAVLEV & KRUSE, 2002).

Pycnoidocoscinus Pycnoidocoscinus pycnoideum R. BEDFORD & W. R. BEDFORD lectotype SAM P990-175, -176, -177 Botoman, Ajax Mine, Australia Tangential view of inner wall (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) : Irregular
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Irregular repartition
• 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 : Present on inner wall

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) : 1
• 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 : Present on inner wall
• Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
• Type of microporous sheath (IW) : ?
• Repartition of bracts on secondary sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Repartition of micropores (IW) : Regular

Intervallum

• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of inner wall
• Porosity of tabulae : Subdivided 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 external budding ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
• Thorny corolla : None
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None
• Stratigraphical extension : Botoman
• Botoman : 3
• Geographical repartition : Australia ; Canada
  (Presence in Canada isn't sure.)

Systematic

• Orders : Archaeocyathida
• Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Archaeocyathina
• Superfamillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Dictyocyathoidea
• Famillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Pycnoidocoscinidae

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 external budding ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
• 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 : Present on inner wall
• Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
• Repartition of bracts on secondary sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Repartition of micropores (IW) : Regular
• 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) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
• Additional sheath : Present on inner wall
• Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
• 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
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Porosity of tabulae : Subdivided 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 external budding ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
• 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 : Present on inner wall
• Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
• Repartition of bracts on secondary sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of inner wall
• 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) : 1
• 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 : Present on inner wall
• Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
• Type of microporous sheath (IW) : ?
• Repartition of bracts on secondary sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of inner wall
• Porosity of tabulae : Subdivided pores
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Tangential section

• Type of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Irregular
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Irregular repartition
• Type of carcass pores (IW) : Simple
• Type of microporous sheath (IW) : ?
• Repartition of bracts on secondary sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
• Repartition of micropores (IW) : Regular
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Porosity of tabulae : Subdivided pores