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==Definition==

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

'''UMBILICAL CAVITY''' is the axial complex of interconnected passageways delimited by axial [[chamber wall]]s, inner umbilical walls, folia, [[foramenal plate]]s, and [[cover plate]]s. Includes thus the [[umbilical canal system]]s. May be restricted by [[pile]]s or [[plugs]] and communicates with the exterior through [[foliar aperture]]s or [[vertical canals]].

==See also==
* [[chamber wall]]
* [[cover plate]]
* [[foliar aperture]]
* [[foramenal plate]]
* [[pile]]
* [[plug]]
* [[umbilical canal system]]
* [[vertical canals]]

==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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