Genus ASTERIGERINA d'Orbigny, 1839a

Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny, 1839a
Figure 2.8 and 2.9

v. 1839 Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny, 1839a, p. 118, pl. 5, fig. 25; pl. 6, figs. 1, 2. Bock, 1971, p. 54, pl. 19, fig. 12; pl. 20, fig. 1.

This large biconvex species is commonly found in Bermuda outer reefs (high turbulence). It is also reported in backreefs and reefs of Florida-Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Cuba; and in the forereefs, backreefs and reefs (high turbulence areas) of Belize Shelf.