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Boreoceras ovale
Taxonomy
Boreoceras ovale was named by Flower (1964). Its type specimen is YPM 17310, a partial shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Fossil Point, Read Island, which is in a Tremadocian carbonate dolomite in Canada.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Boreoceras ovale Flower p. 75 figs. 1-4, 6-8 Pl. 16 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Boreoceras ovale Flower 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Tremadocian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tremadocian | Canada (Nunavut) | Boreoceras ovale (type locality: 88891 88892) |