Side view
ound at Cherai beach Nov 2007 near Kochi/India 9° 58' N, 76° 17' E This image was taken by Michael Hesemann. Copyright by Michael Hesemann; image used under license to the MBL.
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Ammonia beccarii
From the collection
Foraminifera Collection Michael Hesemann
| Description of Ammonia beccarii: Test trochoid, with convex dorsal side and
spirally arranged chambers; on the ventral side only the
last coil with an open umbilical slit and wart-like orna-
mentation is visible.
Widely distributed, one of the most abundant spe-
cies in biotopes with reduced mineralization. The test shape in A. beccarii is dependent on ecological
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