Shells from foraminiferal ooze, brought up in the sounding-tube from a depth of about 1100 fathoms, in the vicinity of the Laccadives; enlarged about forty times. In the natural state the shells cohere together; but those here shown--which consist chiefly of Globigerina, with a few Pulvinulina and Orbulina--have been separated by repeated washing and careful drying
English: Alcock, Alfred W. (1902) Naturalist in Indian Seas : or, Four Years with the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator', New York City, NY: E. P. Dutton & Co.
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