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Taxonomy
Modiolus omanensis was named by Hudson and Jefferies (1961). Its type specimen is BMNH LL154 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wadi Milaha, Jebel Hagab (Modiolus Beds), which is in a Norian marine wackestone/shale in the Sumra Formation of the United Arab Emirates.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. altijugatus, M. arcacea, M. attenuatus, M. baylei, M. beirensis, M. blandus, M. capensis, M. ducatelli, M. eberstadtensis, M. flagellifer, M. formosissimus, M. galpinianus, M. gammalensis, M. gibbosus, M. harrimani, M. inbricatus, M. jolyi, M. kremmlingensis, M. lobatus, M. mediocarinatus, M. minalatus, M. mingaudi, M. minuta, M. parallelus, M. parvoblongus, M. perryi, M. purpuratus, M. qinghaiensis, M. romani, M. rusticus, M. sestiniae, M. siliquus, M. subimbricatus, M. suprarectus, M. thiollierei, M. thiollieri, M. thomsoni, M. transiens, M. trequetra, M. triangulus, M. wanizakiensis, M. waverliensis, M. nysti, M. lorioli, M. semicircularis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1961 | Modiolus omanensis Hudson and Jefferies p. 15 figs. 5a-c |
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†Modiolus omanensis Hudson and Jefferies 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available