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==Definition==

*''according to Hottinger (2006):''

'''PSEUDOUMBILICUS''' (false [[umbilicus]], pars.auct.) - externally visible, extra-axial, narrow or wide, cup-shaped space between an infolded distal wall below main cameral [[aperture]] and the adjacent coil, mimicking an umbilicus. Usually leads into an uncovered spiral umbilical canal. Compare: [[umbilicus]]; [[umbilical bowl]]; [[umbilical depression]].

==See also==
* [[aperture]]
* [[coil]]
* [[umbilical bowl]]
* [[umbilical depression]]
* [[umbilical canal system]]
* [[umbilicus]]

==References==

Hottinger (2006), [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research]. [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html Carnets de Géologie], [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Memoir 2], ISSN 1634-0744.

                  

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