taxonID	type	description	language	source
78AAA477F8CE5C4DBF1F14AEE855D0F1.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Huizhou xietianxiangi H. Chen, Z. - G. Chen, H. - Q. Xiang, Y. - M. He & X. - P. Wu, gen. et sp. nov. (Fig. 4).	en	Chen, Hui, Wang, Wen-Hao, Chen, Zhong-Guang, Xiang, Hong-Quan, He, Yue-Ming, Ouyang, Shan, Chu, Ke-Lin, Wu, Xiao-Ping (2025): A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2243-2250, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.171070
78AAA477F8CE5C4DBF1F14AEE855D0F1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Shell small-sized, oval, thick, solid; with a zigzag sculpture covering the entire surface, often adorned with elegant dark green rays. Umbo inflated, often eroded. Incurrent aperture and excurrent aperture obvious papillae arranged in one row, excurrent aperture papillae are more than twice the size of the incurrent aperture.	en	Chen, Hui, Wang, Wen-Hao, Chen, Zhong-Guang, Xiang, Hong-Quan, He, Yue-Ming, Ouyang, Shan, Chu, Ke-Lin, Wu, Xiao-Ping (2025): A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2243-2250, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.171070
78AAA477F8CE5C4DBF1F14AEE855D0F1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of this genus originates from the ancient Chinese place name Huizhou, which was an administrative region in Chinese history. The ancient name of the place where this species was discovered.	en	Chen, Hui, Wang, Wen-Hao, Chen, Zhong-Guang, Xiang, Hong-Quan, He, Yue-Ming, Ouyang, Shan, Chu, Ke-Lin, Wu, Xiao-Ping (2025): A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2243-2250, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.171070
F9A6493E05AB5B1187ED950455627224.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Same as the genus.	en	Chen, Hui, Wang, Wen-Hao, Chen, Zhong-Guang, Xiang, Hong-Quan, He, Yue-Ming, Ouyang, Shan, Chu, Ke-Lin, Wu, Xiao-Ping (2025): A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2243-2250, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.171070
F9A6493E05AB5B1187ED950455627224.taxon	description	Description. Shell small-sized, oval, thick, solid; with a zigzag sculpture covering the entire surface but strengthening from umbo to edge, often adorned with elegant dark green rays. Umbo inflated, often eroded. Ligament short and strong. Mantle muscle scars obvious. Anterior adductor muscle scars oval, deep; posterior adductor muscle scars oval, shallow and smooth (Fig. 4 A – L). Left valve with two pseudocardinal teeth, equal height; anterior pseudocardinal tooth of the right valve well developed, posterior pseudocardinal tooth reduced. Lateral teeth of both valves thick (Fig. 4 M, N). Nacre white bluish-white. Incurrent aperture and excurrent apertures obvious papillae arranged in one row, excurrent aperture papillae are more than twice the size of the incurrent aperture, both aperture with brown pigmentation (Fig. 4 O).	en	Chen, Hui, Wang, Wen-Hao, Chen, Zhong-Guang, Xiang, Hong-Quan, He, Yue-Ming, Ouyang, Shan, Chu, Ke-Lin, Wu, Xiao-Ping (2025): A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2243-2250, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.171070
F9A6493E05AB5B1187ED950455627224.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of this species is in honor of Mr. Xie Tianxiang, a conchologist who collected the specimens.	en	Chen, Hui, Wang, Wen-Hao, Chen, Zhong-Guang, Xiang, Hong-Quan, He, Yue-Ming, Ouyang, Shan, Chu, Ke-Lin, Wu, Xiao-Ping (2025): A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (4): 2243-2250, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.171070
