Margarya
Encyclopedia
Margarya is a genus
of large operculate
freshwater snail
s, aquatic
gastropod mollusks in he family Viviparidae
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These snails appear to be endemic to lakes in Yunnan Province in the China
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of large operculate
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
gastropod mollusks in he family Viviparidae
Viviparidae
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks....
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These snails appear to be endemic to lakes in Yunnan Province in the China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Species
Species within the genus Margarya include:- Margarya bicostataMargarya bicostataMargarya bicostata is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.- Distribution :...
Tchang & Tsi, 1949 - Margarya mansuyiMargarya mansuyiMargarya mansuyi is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.- Distribution :...
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) - synonym: Margarya melanioides- Margarya melanioides dianchiensisi
- Margarya monodiMargarya monodiMargarya monodi is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.This species appears to be endemic to Lake Dianchi, in Yunnan Province, China....
Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1905 - Margarya tropidophora
- Margarya yangtsunghaiensisMargarya yangtsunghaiensisMargarya yangtsunghaiensis is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.- Distribution :...
Tschang & Tsi, 1949