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Taxonomy
Modiolus sookensis was named by Clark and Arnold (1923). Its type specimen is UCMP IP 30256 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kirby Creek, upstream, which is in a Chattian marine sandstone in the Sooke Formation of Canada.
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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| 1923 | Modiolus sookensis Clark and Arnold p. 143 figs. Plate 26, Figs. 1, 2, 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.
†Modiolus sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available