MolluscaBase taxon details

Bakyietaia luuemxlong L.-J. Zhang, Y.-H. Yen & von Rintelen, 2025

1825834  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1825834)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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): 54, figs 36-37 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Type locality contained in Hainan   
type locality contained in Hainan  [details]
Distribution Only known from the type locality on mud substrate in the shallow water of creeks in southern Hainan Province, China.  
Distribution Only known from the type locality on mud substrate in the shallow water of creeks in southern Hainan Province, China. [details]

Etymology According to the mythology of the Hlai people of Hainan Island, ‘luuemx long’, which means ‘forget to grow up’ in...  
Etymology According to the mythology of the Hlai people of Hainan Island, ‘luuemx long’, which means ‘forget to grow up’ in the Hlai language, is a race of dwarves living in the forest. Formed as a noun in apposition. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bakyietaia luuemxlong L.-J. Zhang, Y.-H. Yen & von Rintelen, 2025. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1825834 on 2025-09-11
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2025-08-02 23:58:28Z
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original description 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): 54, figs 36-37 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Distribution Only known from the type locality on mud substrate in the shallow water of creeks in southern Hainan Province, China. [details]

Etymology According to the mythology of the Hlai people of Hainan Island, ‘luuemx long’, which means ‘forget to grow up’ in the Hlai language, is a race of dwarves living in the forest. Formed as a noun in apposition. [details]
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