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Indosinion ellipticum (J.-H. Chen, 1976) †
1599239 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1599239)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
fossil only
(of Unionites ellipticus J.-H. Chen, 1976 †) Ma, Q.-H.; Chen, J.-H.; Lan, X.; Gu, Z.-W.; Chen, C.-Z.; Lin, M.-J. (1976). Mesozoic lamellibranch fossils from Yunnan. <em>In: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (Ed.) Mesozoic Fossils from Yunnan, part 1. Science Press, Beijing.</em> pp. 161-386.
page(s): 225, pl. 14, figs 24-29 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 225, pl. 14, figs 24-29 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic remark Guo (1985) listed all species currently attributed to Weiyuanella (including its type species) under Indosinion, but...
Taxonomic remark Guo (1985) listed all species currently attributed to Weiyuanella (including its type species) under Indosinion, but without proper revision. He was obviously unware of the genus Weiyuanella, which was considered valid by Fang et al. (2009). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Indosinion ellipticum (J.-H. Chen, 1976) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1599239 on 2025-09-11
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(of Unionites ellipticus J.-H. Chen, 1976 †) Ma, Q.-H.; Chen, J.-H.; Lan, X.; Gu, Z.-W.; Chen, C.-Z.; Lin, M.-J. (1976). Mesozoic lamellibranch fossils from Yunnan. <em>In: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (Ed.) Mesozoic Fossils from Yunnan, part 1. Science Press, Beijing.</em> pp. 161-386.
page(s): 225, pl. 14, figs 24-29 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Guo, F.-X. (1985). Fossil Bivalves of Yunnan. Yunnan Science and Technology Publishing House, Kunming, 319 pp.
page(s): 44, 59 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 225, pl. 14, figs 24-29 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Guo, F.-X. (1985). Fossil Bivalves of Yunnan. Yunnan Science and Technology Publishing House, Kunming, 319 pp.
page(s): 44, 59 [details] Available for editors

From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Guo (1985) listed all species currently attributed to Weiyuanella (including its type species) under Indosinion, but without proper revision. He was obviously unware of the genus Weiyuanella, which was considered valid by Fang et al. (2009). [details]