fˈoːɹtiːn dˈɪfɹənt spˈiːsiːz ʌv bˈoːɹiːspiz hɐvbɪn fˈaʊnd ɪn sˈændstoʊn ʌvðə lɐɡˈuːnz ænd ˈɛstjuːˌɛɹiz ʌv dɛvˈoʊniən spˈɪtsbɚdʒən; haʊˈɛvɚ, sˌʌm ʌv ðiːz lˈaɪkli duːnˌɑːt bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðə dʒˈɛnəs.
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.