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Metaldetes

Metaldetes TAYLOR, 1910

Specimen-type: Metaldetes cylindricus holotype, TAYLOR, 1910, pl. 15, photo 86-88, text-fig. 11, 37, 38

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: ARCHAEOCYATHINA Okulitch, 1935
Superfamily: METACYATHOIDEA R. Bedford& W. R. Bedford, 1934
Family: METACYATHIDAE R. Bedford& W. R. Bedford, 1934

Note:
Taeniae are linked by synapticulae in early ontogenetic stages but rarely so in mature cups.

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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) : Straight rows of pores
• 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) : Completely subdivided pores

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
• 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) : None
• Presence of stipules (IW) : None
• Rows number of carcass perforations per intersept (IW) : More than 2 rows per intersept only
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Completely subdivided pores

Intervallum

• Presence of intervallar cells : None
• Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Synapticulae
• Presence of vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Presence of tabulae : Present
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Taeniae
• Pores shape of tabulae : Subdivided pores
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : ?
• Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Coarsely porous
• Pores shape of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of both walls

Others informations

• Number of walls : 2
• Stratigraphical extension : Atdabanian ; Botoman
• Geographical repartition : Antarctica ; Australia ; Canada ; Mexico ; Russia ; 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
• Russia : Far East
• Botoman : 1 ; 2 ; 3
• Atdabanian : 4
• 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 : Metacyathoidea
• Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Archaeocyathina
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Famillies inside the Archaeocyathina : Metacyathidae

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) : None
• Repartition of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Homogeneous repartition
• Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Straight rows of pores
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
• Presence of chambers : None
• Type of other aquiferous unit : None
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Completely subdivided pores
• 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
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Synapticulae
• Presence of intervallar cells : None
• Pores shape of tabulae : Subdivided 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) : More than 2 rows 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
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Synapticulae
• Presence of intervallar cells : None
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of both walls
• 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) : None
• Presence of stipules (IW) : None
• Shape of morphological tubes (OW/SW) : None
• Rows number of carcass pores per intertabula (IW) : Several rows of pores between two successive tabulae only
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Multiperforate
• 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 ; 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) : 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
• Repartition of synapticulae : Random
• Presence of intervallar cells : None
• Building of tabulae : Extensions of both walls
• Pores shape of tabulae : Subdivided 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) : None
• 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) : More than 2 rows per intersept only
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Simple
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Multiperforate
• Type of links between intervallar structures : None ; Synapticulae
• Organization of tabulae inside the cup : Regular
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple only
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Completely subdivided pores
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Completely subdivided pores

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 : Subdivided pores
• Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Straight rows of pores
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Completely subdivided pores
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Completely subdivided pores

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