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Bakyietaia liangzhuorum Y.-H. Yen, L.-J. Zhang & von Rintelen, 2025
1825825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1825825)
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Zhang, L.-J.; Yen, Y.-H.; Chen, Z.-Y.; Du, L.-N.; Ng, T. H.; Von Rintelen, T. (2025). A new genus of river snails, <i>Bakyietaia</i> (Mollusca, Viviparidae), from South China and the Indochinese Peninsula. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1005: 1-64., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1005.2985
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Type locality contained in Guangxi
type locality contained in Guangxi [details]
Distribution Mostly sand or mud substrate (occasionally on rocks) in the shallow water of rivers in eastern Guangxi and central...
Etymology ‘Liang Zhu’ is the abbreviated title of one of China’s four great folktales, ‘Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai’. They...
Distribution Mostly sand or mud substrate (occasionally on rocks) in the shallow water of rivers in eastern Guangxi and central Guangdong Province, China. [details]
Etymology ‘Liang Zhu’ is the abbreviated title of one of China’s four great folktales, ‘Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai’. They...
Etymology ‘Liang Zhu’ is the abbreviated title of one of China’s four great folktales, ‘Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai’. They loved each other, but Zhu was forcibly betrothed to someone else. Liang, grief-stricken, became ill and died. When Zhu’s wedding procession passed Liang’s tomb, a strong wind suddenly blew up, forcing them to stop. In front of the tomb, Zhu told Liang how much she loved him. The tomb burst open and Zhu immediately jumped into it. Afterwards a pair of colourful butterflies appeared from the tomb: their spirits emerged in the form of butterflies and flew away together, never to be separated again. Inspiration for the name liangzhuorum for this species is drawn from seven Han Dynasty (202 BC–220 AD) tombs in Basi, which are near the type locality. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bakyietaia liangzhuorum Y.-H. Yen, L.-J. Zhang & von Rintelen, 2025. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1825825 on 2025-09-11
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Zhang, L.-J.; Yen, Y.-H.; Chen, Z.-Y.; Du, L.-N.; Ng, T. H.; Von Rintelen, T. (2025). A new genus of river snails, <i>Bakyietaia</i> (Mollusca, Viviparidae), from South China and the Indochinese Peninsula. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1005: 1-64., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1005.2985
page(s): 44, figs 28-29 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 44, figs 28-29 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Mostly sand or mud substrate (occasionally on rocks) in the shallow water of rivers in eastern Guangxi and central Guangdong Province, China. [details]Etymology ‘Liang Zhu’ is the abbreviated title of one of China’s four great folktales, ‘Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai’. They loved each other, but Zhu was forcibly betrothed to someone else. Liang, grief-stricken, became ill and died. When Zhu’s wedding procession passed Liang’s tomb, a strong wind suddenly blew up, forcing them to stop. In front of the tomb, Zhu told Liang how much she loved him. The tomb burst open and Zhu immediately jumped into it. Afterwards a pair of colourful butterflies appeared from the tomb: their spirits emerged in the form of butterflies and flew away together, never to be separated again. Inspiration for the name liangzhuorum for this species is drawn from seven Han Dynasty (202 BC–220 AD) tombs in Basi, which are near the type locality. [details]
