Hupecyathus
Hupecyathus DEBRENNE, 1964
Specimen-type: Hupecyathus sphinctoides holotype, DEBRENNE, 1964, pl. 15,fig. 7
Systematics:
Order: PUTAPACYATHIDA Vologdin, 1961
Superfamily: HUPECYATHOIDEA Debrenne, Rozanov& A. Zhuravlev, 1990
Family: HUPECYATHIDAE Debrenne, Rozanov& A. Zhuravlev, 1990
Hupecyathus
Hupecyathus
Outer wall
- Direction of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Downwardly projecting
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : ?
- Direction of carcass canals tubes (OW/SW) : Horizontal to upwardly opening
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Present
- Origin of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Limited to the carcass
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Canals
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Shape of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Arcuate
- Presence of stipules (OW/SW) : Present
- Shape of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : Inverted-V shaped
- Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
- Type of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Bracts
- Shape of carcass canals tubes (OW/SW) : Straight
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (OW/SW) : No vertical intervallar element
- Rims of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Smooth
- 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) : 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
- Localization of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : Present
- Shape of morphological tubes (IW) : None
- Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Arcuate
- Structure of inner carcass wall (IW) : Carcass wall well defined
- Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Bracts
- Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : None
- Presence of stipules (IW) : ?
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (IW) : No vertical intervallar element
- Rims of carcass external plates (IW) : Smooth
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Without subdivision
Intervallum
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Pillars
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : None
- Presence of tabulae : Present
- Pores shape of tabulae : Simple pores
- Repartition of pillars : Present in forms without chambers
- Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
Others informations
- Number of walls : 2
- Stratigraphical extension : Atdabanian
- Geographical repartition : Morocco
- Shape of cup bulges : None
- Presence of chambers : None
- Type of habitus : Solitary
- Structure of central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Atdabanian : 4
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
Systematic
- Orders : Putapacyathida
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : ?
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Superfamillies inside the Putapacyathida : Hupecyathoidea
- Famillies inside the Putapacyathida : Hupecyathidae
External view
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Shape of cup bulges : None
- Structure of outer carcass wall (OW/SW) : Carcass wall well defined
- Type of habitus : Solitary
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Present
- Shape of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Arcuate
- Direction of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Downwardly projecting
- Localization of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
- Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Arcuate
- Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : Present
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Type of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Bracts
- Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Bracts
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : None
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : ?
- Rims of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Smooth
- Rims of carcass external plates (IW) : Smooth
- 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
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Canals
- 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
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : None
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Pillars
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Pores shape of tabulae : Simple pores
- Presence of tabulae : Present
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Present
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : Present
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (OW/SW) : No vertical intervallar element
- Rims of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Smooth
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (IW) : No vertical intervallar element
- Rims of carcass external plates (IW) : Smooth
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 habitus : Solitary
- Direction of carcass canals tubes (OW/SW) : Horizontal to upwardly opening
- Origin of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Limited to the carcass
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Canals
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of carcass external plates: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Present
- Direction of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Downwardly projecting
- Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
- Type of carcass perforations: inner wall (IW) : Pores
- Structure of central Cavity (or internal if one wall) : Empty
- Localization of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
- Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Arcuate
- Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : Present
- Shape of morphological tubes (IW) : None
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : None
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Repartition of pillars : Present in forms without chambers
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Pillars
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
- Presence of tabulae : Present
- Type of other aquiferous unit : None
- Presence of chambers : None
- Shape of carcass canals tubes (OW/SW) : Straight
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : None
- Presence of stipules (IW) : ?
- Rims of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Smooth
- Rims of carcass external plates (IW) : Smooth
- Shape of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : Inverted-V shaped
- Rows number of carcass pores per intertabula (IW) : Several rows of pores between two successive tabulae only
- Organization of tabulae inside the cup : Regular
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
- Direction of carcass canals tubes (OW/SW) : Horizontal to upwardly opening
- Origin of carcass canals (OW/SW) : Limited to the carcass
- Type of carcass perforations: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : Canals
- Presence of carcass bumps: outer wall or single wall (OW/SW) : None
- Presence of stipules (OW/SW) : Present
- Shape of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : Inverted-V shaped
- Rows number of carcass pores per intertabula (IW) : 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
- Presence of vertical intervallar structures : None
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Presence of intervallar cells : None
- Building of tabulae : Independent from walls
- Pores shape of tabulae : Simple 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) : Present
- Presence of carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) : Present
- Shape of carcass canals tubes (OW/SW) : Straight
- Type of additional sheath (OW/SW) : None
- Type of additional sheath (IW) : None
- Presence of stipules (IW) : ?
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (OW/SW) : No vertical intervallar element
- Rims of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Smooth
- Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (IW) : No vertical intervallar element
- Rims of carcass external plates (IW) : Smooth
- Type of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Bracts
- Shape of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Arcuate
- Direction of carcass external plates (OW/SW) : Downwardly projecting
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Simple
- Type of carcass external plates (IW) : Bracts
- Shape of carcass external plates (IW) : Arcuate
- Direction of carcass external plates (IW) : Upwardly projecting
- Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Pillars
- Repartition of pillars : Present in forms without chambers
- Organization of tabulae inside the cup : Regular
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : ?
- Localization of carcass bracts (IW) : Bract arises on inner wall
- 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) : ?
- Shape of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Simple
- Presence of thorny corolla : None
- Pores shape of tabulae : Simple pores
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Without subdivision
- Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Without subdivision