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Boreaspis (meaning "Boreas' Shield") is an extinct genus of osteostracan agnathan vertebrate that lived in the Devonian period. Fourteen different species of Boreaspis have been found in sandstone of the lagoons and estuaries of Devonian Spitsbergen; however, some of these likely do not belong to the genus. The species B. robusta and B. costata have been reassigned to ; and B. circinus, B. curtirostris, and B. gracilis now belong to .

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  • Boreaspis (meaning "Boreas' Shield") is an extinct genus of osteostracan agnathan vertebrate that lived in the Devonian period. Fourteen different species of Boreaspis have been found in sandstone of the lagoons and estuaries of Devonian Spitsbergen; however, some of these likely do not belong to the genus. The species B. robusta and B. costata have been reassigned to ; and B. circinus, B. curtirostris, and B. gracilis now belong to . Species of Boreaspis were very small, with head shields about 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. All species possessed a long spathe-like rostrum derived from the anterior-most end of the head shield, which would have enhanced the fish's hydrodynamics and was probably also used to root out food buried beneath the substrate. (en)
  • Boreaspis es un género extinto de peces osteóstracos prehistóricos del orden Benneviaspidida. Este género marino fue descrito científicamente por Stensio en 1927.​ (es)
  • Boreaspis is een geslacht van uitgestorven kaakloze vissen die voorkwamen in het vroeg-Devoon. (nl)
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  • Stensio, 1927 (en)
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  • * B. rostrata (Stensio, 1927 ) * B. batoides (Wangsjo, 1952) * B. macrorhynchus (Wangsjo, 1952) * B. puella (Wangsjo, 1952) * B. spinicornis (Wangsjo, 1952) * B. triangularis (Wangsjo, 1952) * "B." ceratops (Wangsjo, 1952) * "B." intermedia (Wangsjo, 1952) (en)
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  • Boreaspis (en)
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  • Boreaspis es un género extinto de peces osteóstracos prehistóricos del orden Benneviaspidida. Este género marino fue descrito científicamente por Stensio en 1927.​ (es)
  • Boreaspis is een geslacht van uitgestorven kaakloze vissen die voorkwamen in het vroeg-Devoon. (nl)
  • Boreaspis (meaning "Boreas' Shield") is an extinct genus of osteostracan agnathan vertebrate that lived in the Devonian period. Fourteen different species of Boreaspis have been found in sandstone of the lagoons and estuaries of Devonian Spitsbergen; however, some of these likely do not belong to the genus. The species B. robusta and B. costata have been reassigned to ; and B. circinus, B. curtirostris, and B. gracilis now belong to . (en)
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  • Boreaspis (en)
  • Boreaspis (es)
  • Boreaspis (nl)
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