Spiral view, empty test

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This test, which no longer contains a living foraminiferan, is beginning to decay. The small chambers at the top of the test are gone, leaving a spiral of holes where they once were. Individual isolated from the Hamble estuary, southern England. Image courtesy of Dr. Elisabeth Alve, University of Oslo.  Citation: Alve, E. and Murray, J.W. Ecology and taphonomy of benthic foraminifera in a temperate mesotidal inlet. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 24:18-27.