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Table 3. Descriptive statistics of Sulcoretepora nitida (Ulrich, 1890) (3 colonies). Measurements and abbreviations as in Table 1.
Aperture width
Aperture spacing along branch 20 0.51 0.051 9.92 0.40 0.60 Aperture spacing diagonally 20 0.35 0.041 11.68 0.27 0.44 Vesicle diameter
20 0.07 0.020 28.86 0.04 0.10
Table 4. Descriptive statistics of Nikiforovella sp. (one colony). Measure- ments and abbreviations as in Table 1.
Aperture width
Aperture spacing along branch 6 0.38 0.038 10.08 0.33 0.44 Aperture spacing diagonally Acanthostyle diameter Metazooecia width
N X SD CV MIN MAX 10 0.10 0.007 6.96 0.09 0.11
6 0.22 0.010 4.62 0.21 0.24 9 0.07 0.005 6.82 0.07 0.08 20 0.027 0.006 20.92 0.015 0.035
Diagnosis.—Branched colonies. Autozooecia diverging at low angles from distinct median axis. Hemisepta absent; diaphragms rare. Autozooecial walls laminated, with dark zooecial bound- aries. Metazooecia few, between longitudinally successive autozooecial apertures; acanthostyles common to abundant. Longitudinal ridges absent.
Occurrence.—Devonian–Permian; worldwide.
Remarks.—Nikiforovella is similar to Streblotrypella Nikifor- ova, 1948, but differs from the latter mainly in the shape of the autozooecia, which bend at higher angles in the exozone, and in the absence of longitudinal ridges. Moreover, styles can be absent in Streblotrypella.
Nikiforovella sp. Figure 6.3–6.5; Table 4
Occurrence.—Andrecito Member, Lake Valley Formation, Mississippian (Osagean); Sierra County, New Mexico, USA.
Description.—Branched colony, 0.92mm in diameter, with 0.18mm wide exozone and 0.56mm wide endozone. Auto- zooecia growing in spiral pattern from median axis, rhombic in transverse section of endozone, abruptly bending in exozone. Autozooecial apertures oval to circular, arranged in regular diagonal rows. Autozooecial diaphragms absent; terminal dia- phragms occurring. Metazooecia originating at base of exozone, 5 or 6 arranged between longitudinally successive autozooecial apertures. Single acanthostyle positioned on distal end of each autozooecial aperture, having distinct hyaline cores and lami- nated sheaths. Autozooecial walls granular, 0.003–0.005mm thick in endozone, finely laminated, without visible zooecial boundaries in exozone.
N X SD CV MIN MAX 20 0.12 0.010 8.48 0.10 0.13
Material.—NMMNH P-79580.
Remarks.—The present specimen differs from Nikiforovella alternata Nekhoroshev, 1948 in having a different number of acanthostyles and metazooecia between longitudinally succes- sive autozooecial apertures (1 acanthostyle vs. 2 in N. alternata, and 5 or 6 metazooecia vs. 2 in N. alternata).
Genus Streblotrypella Nikiforova, 1948
Type species.—Streblotrypa major Ulrich in Miller, 1889. Mississippian; USA.
Diagnosis.—Branched colonies. Autozooecia diverging at low angles from distinct median axis or lamina. Hemisepta absent; diaphragms rare. Autozooecial walls laminated, with dark zooecial boundaries. Metazooecia few to abundant; aktinotos- tyles or acanthostyles few or absent.
Occurrence.—Devonian–Permian; worldwide.
Remarks.—Streblotrypella is similar to Nikiforovella Nekhor- oshev, 1948, but differs from the latter mainly in the shape of the autozooecia, which bend at low angles in the exozone.
Streblotrypella sp. Figure 7.1, 7.2; Table 5
Occurrence.—Andrecito and Tierra Blanca members, Lake Valley Formation, Mississippian (Osagean); Sierra County, New Mexico, USA.
Description.—Branched colonies, 0.66–0.90 mm in diameter, with 0.13–0.30mm wide exozones and 0.28–0.51mm wide endozones. Autozooecia growing in spiral pattern from the median axis, rhombic in transverse section of endozone, abruptly bending in exozone. Autozooecial apertures oval to circular, arranged in regular diagonal rows. Autozooecial dia- phragms present, usually one in each autozooecium. Meta- zooecia originating at base of exozone, 2 or 3 arranged between longitudinally successive autozooecial apertures. Styles not observed. Autozooecial walls granular, 0.005–0.008mm thick in endozone, finely laminated, without visible zooecial bound- aries in exozone.
Materials.—NMMNH P-79588, P-79592, P-79593, P-79596, and P-79615.
Remarks.—Streblotrypella sp. differs from S. major (Ulrich in Miller, 1889) in having 2 or 3 metazooecia between auto- zooecial apertures instead of 3–5in S. major, as well as in the absence of styles. Streblotrypella sp. differs from S. strabona
Figure 7. (1, 2) Streblotrypella sp.: (1) NMMNH P-79596, oblique section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers, apertures, and metazooecia; (2) NMMNH P-79588, oblique section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers, apertures, and metazooecia. (3–5) Nicklesopora exigua (Ulrich, 1890), NMMNH P-79588: (3) oblique section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers, apertures, and paurostyles (arrow = hemiseptum); (4) oblique section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers with diaphragms and hemisepta; (5) oblique section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers with diaphragms, hemisepta, and paurostyles in the laminated wall of the exozone. (6–10) Clausotrypa denticulata (Ulrich, 1888): (6, 9, 10) NMMNH P-79580: (6) transverse section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers, acanthostyles, and tectitozooecia; (9, 10) oblique section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers and apertures, acanthostyles, and tectitozooecia; (7, 8) NMMNH P-79583: (7) tangential section showing autozooecial apertures, acanthostyles, and tectitozooecia; (8) oblique section of a branch showing autozooecial chambers, apertures, acanthostyles, and tectitozooecia. Scale bars = 0.5mm (1–7), 1mm (8–10).
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