Dissolution of calcareous foraminifera in microfossil slides

摘要

Dissolution of calcareous foraminiferal tests was noted during a recent study of the foraminiferal standing crop in the northern Adriatic Sea. The dissolution took place after the specimens were stored in microfossil slides. Extensive tests have pointed to the interaction between the material used so far to file foraminifera and the calcium carbonate of the shell. Other materials are more suitable for such purposes and their use should be encouraged.