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Gyraulus xingtian H. Chen, Y.-M. He, H.-Q. Xiang & X.-P. Wu, 2025
1804802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1804802)
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Chen, H.; He, Y.-M.; Xiang, H.-Q.; Ouyang, S.; Wu, X.-P. (2025). A new species of <i>Gyraulus</i> (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Lake Dianchi, an ancient lake in Yunnan, southwestern China. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 45(2): preprint online., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2469203 [details]
Type locality contained in Yunnan Lakes
type locality contained in Yunnan Lakes [details]
Etymology The specific name ‘xingtian’ is derived from the name of Xingtian, a character in a Chinese ancient mythological novel,...
Etymology The specific name ‘xingtian’ is derived from the name of Xingtian, a character in a Chinese ancient mythological novel, ‘刑天’, who lost his head in battle with the Yellow Emperor, but he still continued to fight by using his nipples as his eyes and his navel as his mouth. This name in honour of the rebellious ancient Chinese hero also indicates the peculiarity of this species in the genus Gyraulus. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gyraulus xingtian H. Chen, Y.-M. He, H.-Q. Xiang & X.-P. Wu, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1804802 on 2025-09-10
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Chen, H.; He, Y.-M.; Xiang, H.-Q.; Ouyang, S.; Wu, X.-P. (2025). A new species of <i>Gyraulus</i> (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Lake Dianchi, an ancient lake in Yunnan, southwestern China. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 45(2): preprint online., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2469203 [details]
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Etymology The specific name ‘xingtian’ is derived from the name of Xingtian, a character in a Chinese ancient mythological novel, ‘刑天’, who lost his head in battle with the Yellow Emperor, but he still continued to fight by using his nipples as his eyes and his navel as his mouth. This name in honour of the rebellious ancient Chinese hero also indicates the peculiarity of this species in the genus Gyraulus. [details]
