Taxonomy of Arabian Bivalves.  Part 2. A new species of Semele (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea)

H. C. G. CHESNEY; P. G. OLIVER

Taxonomy of Arabian Bivalves. Part 2. A new species of Semele (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea)

Author & date of last revision: admin on 20 November 2011

H. C. G. CHESNEY and P. G. OLIVER,

(1994)

Abstract

A new species of the bivalve genus Semele is described from the cold water upwelling area of the southern coast of Oman. Its close similarity to Eastern Pacific forms is further evidence of Tethyan relicts on the Oman coast.

Keywords

Taxonomy, Bivalvia, Tellinoidea, Arabian Sea.

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Taxonomy of Arabian Bivalves. Part 2. A new species of Semele (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea)

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