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  • noun zoology, paleontology An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.

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From foraminifer +‎ -an.

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Examples

  • Many foraminiferan shells tests look quite like snail shells.

    A shell of a different kind AYDIN 2006

  • And like snail shells, most foraminiferan shells are also made of CaCO3.

    Archive 2006-11-01 AYDIN 2006

  • Many foraminiferan shells tests look quite like snail shells.

    Archive 2006-11-01 AYDIN 2006

  • Among the tiny sand grains was this tiny foraminiferan shell almost exactly a millimeter wide.

    A shell of a different kind AYDIN 2006

  • Among the tiny sand grains was this tiny foraminiferan shell almost exactly a millimeter wide.

    Archive 2006-11-01 AYDIN 2006

  • And like snail shells, most foraminiferan shells are also made of CaCO3.

    A shell of a different kind AYDIN 2006

  • The researchers were therefore surprised to discover that foraminiferan tests sampled from the Challenger Deep contained calcareous components, including the dissolved remnants of coccoliths, the calcium carbonate plates of tiny algae called coccolithophores, and planktonic foraminiferan test fragments.

    innovations-report 2010

  • The researchers were therefore surprised to discover that foraminiferan tests sampled from the Challenger Deep contained calcareous components, including the dissolved remnants of coccoliths, the calcium carbonate plates of tiny algae called coccolithophores, and planktonic foraminiferan test fragments.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "Our observations demonstrate that coccoliths, and probably also planktonic foraminiferan tests, reach the Challenger Deep intact," said Gooday.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "Our observations demonstrate that coccoliths, and probably also planktonic foraminiferan tests, reach the Challenger Deep intact," said Gooday.

    innovations-report 2010

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  • List of prehistoric foraminiferans here.

    September 8, 2008