Joseph Augustine Cushman
Published: 2018-02-28
Total Pages: 92
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Excerpt from The Foraminifera of the Tropical Pacific Collections of the "Albatross," 1899-1900, Vol. 3: Heterohelicidae and Buliminidae Test elongate, slender, very slightly tapering, in end view quadri lateral, the angles usually carinate; chambers high and narrow, run ning back obliquely on the outer border, compressed; the initial end of the test Often with a stout spine, occasionally with several small spines or smooth and broadly rounded, the early chambers sometimes with one or more longitudinal raised costae for a Short distance; wall hyaline, distinctly perforate; aperture at one side near the distal end of the chamber, sometimes obliquely elongate, but somewhat varia ble. Length, up to mm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.