Jullienella foetida (NHMW-Geo 2021/0017/0001-4)

3D Model

3D scan of a large foraminifera, Jullienella foetida from the backstage collection of the Geology and Paleontology Department. This specimen was picked from 80 m water depth near Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in 1960. Jullienella foetida is a foraminifer, i.e. a single-celled protist that forms a hard test by collecting tiny sediment particles and agglutinating them on an organic lining that surrounds its cell. This specimen is about 4 cm big.

Specimen: Jullienella foetida Schlumberger 1890

Inventory number: NHMW-Geo 2021/0017/0001-4

Collection: Natural History Museum Vienna, Geology & Paleontology Dept., Micropaleontological Collection (curator: Anna Weinmann)

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Scanned and edited by Viola Winkler

Text by Anna Weinmann

Scanner: scAnt

Software: 3DF Zephyr Lite

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