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| − | [[Image:LH048AB_aperture1a.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:LH048AB_aperture1a.jpg|thumb|right|300px| <font size="2">'''Fig. 1.''' The aperture and the apertural face (coloured pink) in a biserial form - Textularia aff. goesi Cushman. SEM graphs of specimens from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Recent. A-B: Textularia aff. goesi Cushman, apertural (A) and peripheral (B) views of intact ]] |
The primary opening of the foraminiferal shell cavity towards the ambient environment. May be covered by subsequent chambers and thus transformed into a foramen. May be masked (see mask). May be single or multiple. | The primary opening of the foraminiferal shell cavity towards the ambient environment. May be covered by subsequent chambers and thus transformed into a foramen. May be masked (see mask). May be single or multiple. | ||
