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==Definition==

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

'''SEALING PLATE''' (sealing-off plate; cover plate, pars auct.) is a thin plate, secondarily plugging the opening in an umbilical plate which - primarily - provides communication between a main chamber lumen and a foliar chamberlet. Never present in the ultimate chamber. Compare: [[cover plate]].

==See also==
* [[cover plate]]
* [[foliar chamberlet]]
* [[main chamber lumen]]
* [[ultimate chamber]]
* [[umbilical plate]]
  
==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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