Ellipinion is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Ellipinion:
- Ellipinion alani<small> Rogacheva, Gebruk & Alt, 2013</small>
- Ellipinion albida<small> (Théel, 1882)</small>
- Ellipinion bucephalum<small> Hansen, 1975</small>
- Ellipinion delagei<small> (Hérouard, 1896)</small>
- Ellipinion facetum<small> (Hansen, 1975)</small>
- Ellipinion galatheae<small> (Hansen, 1956)</small>
- Ellipinion kumai<small> (Mitsukuri, 1912)</small>
- Ellipinion molle<small> (Théel, 1879)</small>
- Ellipinion papillosum<small> (Théel, 1879)</small>
- Ellipinion solidum<small> Hansen, 1975</small>
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