Description of Asterigerinatidae
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Asterigerinid foraminifera, test trochospiral, planoconvex, umbilical side with chambers partially covered by secondarily produced inflated coverplates forming a stellate pattern around the umbilicus, coverplates perforate, may cover all of the umbilical side and be partly visible on the spiral side; aperture a broad umbilical arch.