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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''SOCCULUS ''' - (pl. socculi); in porcelaneous foraminifera low reliefs on the [[basal layer]] that do not touch the chamber roof. May form the pedestal-like base of [[pillar]]s. On previous [[apertural face]]s, low ridges may connect neighbouring pillars or septula (''Amphisorus''). Ribs on basal layers may support pillars as in lacazinids. Socculi are a primarily internal feature of endoskeletal nature. They have to be distinguished from ornamental elements on the surface of chambers in previous [[whorl]]s that have been covered by a [[chamber lumen]] of the next whorl, such as the plugs or ridges on the apertural face in ''Amphistegina''.

==See also==
* [[apertural face]]
* [[basal layer]]
* [[chamber lumen]]
* [[whorl]]

  
==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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