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Publication Fang et al. (2009): summary
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Complete Citation

Fang, Z.-J., J.-H. Chen, C.-Z. Chen, J.-G. Sha, X. Lan & S.-X. Wen. 2009. Supraspecific taxa of the Bivalvia first named, described, and published in China (1927-2007). University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions (17). 157 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Acuneopsis luochengensis Liu & Zhu in Cai & Liu, 1978

Comptio weiyuanensis Liu & Luo in Cai & Liu, 1978

Dianoconcha alata Guo, 1988 = Shifangella alata

Eocuneopsis princepus Guo, 1988

Eocuneopsis yunnanensis Guo, 1985

Eolamprotula cremeri (Frech, 1911)

Eolamprotula yanquensis Guo, 1988

Jilinoconcha songhuaensis (Gu & Yu in Gu, 1976) = Plesielliptio songhuaensis

Jishuiconcha circularis Ding, Li & Sun in Ding, Ma & Huang, 1982 = Unionelloides circularis

Lamprotula (Cuneolamprotula) bazini (Heude, 1877) = Lamprotula bazini

Lamprotula (Diconcavelamprotula) sichuanensis (Ma, 1999) = Eolamprotula sichuanensis

Lamprotula (Sinolamprotula) leai (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) = Lamprotula leaii

Linshuiella tetragonalis Ma, 1999

Liopotomida subquadrata Ma, 1999 = Unionelloides subquadrata

Luochengella luochengensis Liu & Zhu in Cai & Liu, 1978

Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) guangyuanensis Ma, 1984 = Shifangella guangyuanensis

Mengyinaia mengyinensis (Grabau, 1923)

Ningxiaconcha obrutschewi (Martinson, 1956)

Periodunio yunnanensis Guo, 1988

Potomida (Palaeopotomida) sichuanensis Ma, 1999 = Comptio sichuanensis

Pseudelliptio longus Zhang, 1976

Pseudomargaritifera plana Ma, 1996 = Margaritifera plana

Psilounio (Dagaurostoma) suni (Chow, 1953) = Unionelloides suni

Psilounio (Phortunio) impensus (Huang & Chen, 1980) = Unionelloides impensis

Psilounio (s.s.) sinensis Gu in Gu et al., 1976 = Unionelloides sinensis

Qianweiella latiovalis (Liu & Luo, 1978) = Unionelloides latiovalis

Qiyangia loxos J. Chen & Xu, 1980

Radioplicata guangxiensis Huang, 1981

Shifangella margartiferiformis Liu & Luo in Liu, 1981

Sichuanoconcha amica Liu, 1984

Sichuanoconcha tangulaensis (Gu)

Solenoides tanggulaensis (Wen) = Margaritifera tanggulaensis

Tuberonaia tuberosus (Odhner, 1930)

Undulatula sichuanensis Gu in Gu et al., 1976

Undulatula (Ancyrunio) omegoides Guo, 1985 = Qiyangia omegoides

Unio (Palaeunio) sichuanensis Ma, 1999 = Eocuneopsis sichuanensis

Unionelloides globitriangularis Gu [Ku], 1962

Wulongiconcha yajiangensis Liu, 1984 = Unionelloides yajiangensis

Yunnanophorus boulei (Patte, 1922)

Yunnanophorus zetoides Guo, 1985

Zhongbanaia abruptiscripta (Gu in Gu et al., 1976) = Eolamprotula abruptiscripta