Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Wehe, T. (2007). Revision of the scale worms (Polychaeta:Aphroditoidea) occurring in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Part II: Sigalionidae. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 23: 41–124. page(s): 97 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZMUC POL-1357, geounit Oman [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Author: "Elytra papillae with less than 10 pinnulae and single upright basal papillae; upper postchaetal bract of neuropodia digitiform; stems of few supraacicular compound bidentate falcigers with 1 - 2 rows of spines arranged in steps and simple blades [details]
Etymology named orientalis after the oriental collecting sites. [details]
Homonymy senior primary homonym to S. orientalis Imajima, 2009 [details]
Type locality Gulf of Oman, Mina al Fahl, north of Masqat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, geocoordinates unrecorded, estimated from gazeteer as 23.6364 58.5089. Same type locality as Sigalion omanensis [details]
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