Tollicyathus

Tollicyathus CHERNYSHEVA, 1960

Specimen-type: Tollicyathus ishensis holotype, CHERNYSHEVA, 1960, pl. 4, fig. 1

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: ANTHOMORPHINA Okulitch, 1935
Superfamily: ANTHOMORPHOIDEA Okulitch, 1935
Family:ANTHOMORPHIDAE Okulitch, 1935

Note:
Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.

Tollicyathus Tollicyathus ishensis CHERNYSHEVA holotype ZSGGU 503/1 Botoman, Bol’shaya Isha River, Altay Sayan, Russia Transverse section (CHERNYSHEVA, 1960).

Tollicyathus Tollicyathus ishensis CHERNYSHEVA holotype ZSGGU 503/1 Botoman, Bol’shaya Isha River, Altay Sayan, Russia Longitudinal section (CHERNYSHEVA, 1960).

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) : Polygonal
• 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 : 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) : 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 : None

Intervallum

• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane
  (membrane tabulae may be present)

Others informations

• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Shape of cup bulges : None
• Number of walls : 2
• Habitus : Solitary ; Modular
• Type of modularity : Branching by external budding
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty ; Full
• Thorny corolla : None
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None
• Stratigraphical extension : Botoman
• Botoman : 1
• Geographical repartition : Mongolia ; Russia
• Russia : Altay Sayan ; Tuva

Systematic

• Orders : Archaeocyathida
• Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Anthomorphina
• Famillies inside the Anthomorphina : Anthomorphidae

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 external 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 ; Full
• 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 : None
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• 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 external budding
• Central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty ; Full
• 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 : None
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• 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 ; Full
• 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 : None
• Thorny corolla : None
• Vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Link between vertical intervallar structures : None ; Plates
• Type of plates : Tabular
• Intervallar cells : None
• Tabulae : Present ; none
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane
  (membrane tabulae may be present)
• Chambers : None
• Other aquiferous unit : None

Tangential section

• Type of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Polygonal
• Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Irregular repartition
• Type of carcass pores (IW) : Simple
• Thorny corolla : None
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : ?
  (Pseudosepta are coarsely porous during early ontegenetic stages then pores are restricted to outer wall area.)
• Pores of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Porosity of tabulae : Microporous membrane
  (membrane tabulae may be present)