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Mimo joaoyue H.-Q. Xiang, Y.-Z. Lu, Y.-M. He & C.-Y. Li, 2025
1802287 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1802287)
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Xiang, H.-Q.; Lu, Y.-Z.; He, Y.-M.; Li, C.-Y. (2025). A new genus and two new species of freshwater mussel Unioninae (Bivalvia: Unionida) endemic to Yunnan of SW China. <em>The Indochina Entomologist.</em> 1(30): 289-304., available online at https://doi.org/10.70590/ice.2025.01.30
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Type locality contained in Yunnan Lakes
type locality contained in Yunnan Lakes [details]
Distribution Only found in Lake Fuxian and Xingyun in Yunnan Province; extinct in Lake Lulianghai.
Etymology The species name “jiaoyue” is derived from an ancient Chinese term for the moon, used to describe the shell’s shape...
Distribution Only found in Lake Fuxian and Xingyun in Yunnan Province; extinct in Lake Lulianghai. [details]
Etymology The species name “jiaoyue” is derived from an ancient Chinese term for the moon, used to describe the shell’s shape...
Etymology The species name “jiaoyue” is derived from an ancient Chinese term for the moon, used to describe the shell’s shape as being as round as the bright moon in the night sky. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mimo joaoyue H.-Q. Xiang, Y.-Z. Lu, Y.-M. He & C.-Y. Li, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1802287 on 2025-04-05
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Xiang, H.-Q.; Lu, Y.-Z.; He, Y.-M.; Li, C.-Y. (2025). A new genus and two new species of freshwater mussel Unioninae (Bivalvia: Unionida) endemic to Yunnan of SW China. <em>The Indochina Entomologist.</em> 1(30): 289-304., available online at https://doi.org/10.70590/ice.2025.01.30
page(s): 295, figs 2E, 5 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 295, figs 2E, 5 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Only found in Lake Fuxian and Xingyun in Yunnan Province; extinct in Lake Lulianghai. [details]Etymology The species name “jiaoyue” is derived from an ancient Chinese term for the moon, used to describe the shell’s shape as being as round as the bright moon in the night sky. [details]
