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Boreokirkbya oertlii
Taxonomy
Boreokirkbya oertlii was named by Kozur and Nassichuk (1978). Its type specimen is GSC 53138, a valve (right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC C-32499, Canyon Fiord, Ellesmere Island, which is in a Capitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Trold Fiord Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Boreokirkbya.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Boreokirkbya oertlii Kozur and Nassichuk p. 390 figs. Pl 71.1, figs 1-4 |
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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.
†Boreokirkbya oertlii Kozur and Nassichuk 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| valve height | 2 | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.61 | 1.45 | 0.233 |
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| References: Alvarez et al. 2008, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitanian | Canada (Nunavut) | Boreokirkbya oertlii (type locality: 117190 117191) |