Archaeosycon
Archaeosycon TAYLOR, 1910
Specimen-type: Archaeocyathus billingsi holotype, WALCOTT, 1886, pl. 3, fig. 3a-c
Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: ARCHAEOCYATHINA Okulitch, 1935
Superfamily: ARCHAEOCYATHOIDEA Hinde, 1889
Family: ARCHAEOSYCONIDAE Zhuravleva, 1954
Archaeosycon
Archaeosycon
Outer wall
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
- Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Homogeneous repartition
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of stipules (OW/SW) : None
- Shape of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
- Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
- Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Pores grouped into clusters
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (OW/SW) : 2 AND more than 2 rows per intersept
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Without subdivision
Inner wall
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Simple
- Rows number of carcass pores per intertabula (IW) : One AND several rows of pores between two successive tabulae ; Several rows of pores between two successive tabulae only
- Type of carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
- Building of carcass perforations (IW) : Without participation of vertical structures
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
- Shape of morphological tubes (IW) : None
- Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
- Presence of stipules (IW) : None
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (IW) : 1 row per intersept only
- Type of microporous sheath (IW) : ?
- Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Without subdivision
Intervallum
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : Present
- Presence of tabulae : Present
- Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae
- Pores shape of tabulae : Concentrical pores
- Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
- Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
- Pores shape of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
- Building of tabulae : Extensions of outer wall
Others informations
- Number of walls : 2
- Stratigraphical extension : Botoman
- Geographical repartition : Canada ; USA
- Shape of cup bulges : None
- Presence of chambers : None
- Type of habitus : Solitary ; Modular
- Structure of central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Botoman : 1 ; 2 ; 3
- Type of modularity : Branching by external budding ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
Systematic
- Orders : Archaeocyathida
- Superfamillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Archaeocyathoidea
- Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Archaeocyathina
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Famillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Archaeosyconidae
External view
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Shape of cup bulges : None
- Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
- Type of modularity : Branching by external budding ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
- Type of habitus : Solitary ; Modular
- Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
- Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Homogeneous repartition
- Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Pores grouped into clusters
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
- Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
- Presence of chambers : None
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Without subdivision
- Number of walls : 2
Transverse section
- 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
- Number of walls : 2
- Type of habitus : Solitary ; Modular
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Building of carcass perforations (IW) : Without participation of vertical structures
- Type of carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
- Structure of central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
- Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : Present
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Pores shape of tabulae : Concentrical pores
- Presence of tabulae : Present
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (OW/SW) : 2 AND more than 2 rows per intersept
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (IW) : 1 row per intersept only
- Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Multiperforate
Longitudinal section
- 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
- Number of walls : 2
- Type of modularity : Branching by external budding ; Branching by longitudinal subdivisions
- Type of habitus : Solitary ; Modular
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Type of carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
- Structure of central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
- Shape of morphological tubes (IW) : None
- Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae
- Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
- Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
- Pores shape of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : Present
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Building of tabulae : Extensions of outer wall
- Presence of tabulae : Present
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
- Presence of chambers : None
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
- Presence of stipules (IW) : None
- Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
- Shape of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
- Rows number of carcass pores per intertabula (IW) : One AND several rows of pores between two successive tabulae ; Several rows of pores between two successive tabulae only
- Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Multiperforate
- Organization of tabulae inside the cup : Regular
- Type of microporous sheath (IW) : ?
Oblique section
- 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
- Number of walls : 2
- Type of habitus : Solitary ; Modular
- Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Pores
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of stipules (OW/SW) : None
- Shape of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
- Rows number of carcass pores per intertabula (IW) : One AND several rows of pores between two successive tabulae ; Several rows of pores between two successive tabulae only
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Building of carcass perforations (IW) : Without participation of vertical structures
- Type of carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
- Structure of central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
- Shape of morphological tubes (IW) : None
- Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae
- Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
- Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
- Pores shape of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : Present
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Building of tabulae : Extensions of outer wall
- Pores shape of tabulae : Concentrical pores
- Presence of tabulae : Present
- Presence of chambers : None
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : None (external plates and/or inner wall)
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : Microporous sheath
- Presence of stipules (IW) : None
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (OW/SW) : 2 AND more than 2 rows per intersept
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (IW) : 1 row per intersept only
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Simple
- Type of microporous sheath (IW) : ?
- Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
- Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Multiperforate
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None
- Organization of tabulae inside the cup : Regular
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Without subdivision
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Without subdivision
Tangential section
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
- Size of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Uniform size
- Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Homogeneous repartition
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Simple
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
- Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
- Pores shape of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
- Pores shape of tabulae : Concentrical pores
- Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Pores grouped into clusters
- Type of microporous sheath (IW) : ?
- Repartition of bracts on additional sheath (IW) : No bract on additional sheath
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Without subdivision
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Without subdivision