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Limoptera orbicularis R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
1663997 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1663997)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Zhang, R.-J.; Wang, D.-Y.; Zhou, Z.-R. (1977). Bivalvia. In: Hubei Institute of Geology, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Henan Province, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Hubei Province, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Hunan Province, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Guangdong Province, and Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Guangxi Autonomous Region (eds) Paleontological Atlas of Central Southern China. Volume 2, Late Paleozoic. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, pp. 470-533.
page(s): 495, pl. 193, figs 12, 13 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 495, pl. 193, figs 12, 13 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Guangdong
type locality contained in Guangdong [details]
Status Might be a secondary homonym of Limoptera orbicularis (Oehlert, 1888). Depends on the status of the subgenus/genus...
Status Might be a secondary homonym of Limoptera orbicularis (Oehlert, 1888). Depends on the status of the subgenus/genus Stainieria Maillieux, 1930 in which the taxon is placed by some authors. Further research necessary. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limoptera orbicularis R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1663997 on 2025-09-10
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Zhang, R.-J.; Wang, D.-Y.; Zhou, Z.-R. (1977). Bivalvia. In: Hubei Institute of Geology, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Henan Province, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Hubei Province, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Hunan Province, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Guangdong Province, and Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Guangxi Autonomous Region (eds) Paleontological Atlas of Central Southern China. Volume 2, Late Paleozoic. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, pp. 470-533.
page(s): 495, pl. 193, figs 12, 13 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 495, pl. 193, figs 12, 13 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status Might be a secondary homonym of Limoptera orbicularis (Oehlert, 1888). Depends on the status of the subgenus/genus Stainieria Maillieux, 1930 in which the taxon is placed by some authors. Further research necessary. [details]
