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Paranacyathus

Paranacyathus R. BEDFORD& J. BEDFORD, 1937

Specimen-type: Paracyathus parvus holotype, R. BEDFORD& W. R. BEDFORD, 1936, fig. 76

Systematics:
Order: ARCHAEOCYATHIDA Okulitch, 1935
Suborder: LOCULICYATHINA Zhuravleva, 1955
Superfamily: LOCULICYATHOIDEA Zhuravleva, 1954
Family: LOCULICYATHIDAE Zhuravleva, 1954

Notes:
Presence in Russia (Altay Sayan) and Canada isn't sure.
Two rows of pores per intersept is sporadic on the inner carcass wall.

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Outer wall

• Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple AND polygonal
• 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) : Random
• 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) : No tabula
• 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) : 1 row per intersept only ; 1 AND 2 rows per intersept
• 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 : none
• Type of vertical intervallar structures : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Sparsely porous
• Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores shape of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores

Others informations

• Number of walls : 2
• Stratigraphical extension : Botoman
• Geographical repartition : Antarctica ; Australia ; Canada ; Morocco ; Russia
• 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 : Altay Sayan
• Botoman : 1 ; 2 ; 3
• Type of modularity : Branching by interparietal budding
• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Type of other aquiferous unit : None

Systematic

• Orders : Archaeocyathida
• Superfamillies inside the Loculicyathina : Loculicyathoidea
• Suborders inside the Archaeocyathida : Loculicyathina
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple AND polygonal
• Cup shapes : Cylindrical-conical
• Famillies inside the Loculicyathina : Loculicyathidae

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 interparietal budding
• 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) : Random
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple AND polygonal
• 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 : Pseudosepta
• Presence of vertical intervallar structures : Present
• Presence of thorny corolla : None
• Type of links between intervallar structures : None
• Presence of intervallar cells : None
• Presence of tabulae : 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)
• 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 ; 1 AND 2 rows per intersept
• 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 interparietal budding
• 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 : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Sparsely porous
• Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Finely 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
• Presence of tabulae : none
• 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) : No tabula
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Multiperforate

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) : No tabula
• 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 : Pseudosepta
• Repartition of vertical intervallar structures pores : Sparsely porous
• Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Finely 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
• Presence of tabulae : none
• 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) : 1 row per intersept only ; 1 AND 2 rows per intersept
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Simple
• Porosity of vertical intervallar structures : Multiperforate
• Type of links between intervallar structures : None
• Shape of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Simple AND polygonal
• 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 AND polygonal
• 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 : Sparsely porous
• Porosity type of vertical intervallar structures : Finely porous
• Pores shape of vertical intervallar structures : Circular pores
• Repartition types of carcass pores (OW/SW) : Random
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (OW/SW) : Without subdivision
• Subdivision of carcass perforations openings (IW) : Without subdivision

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