Margarya bicostata

Margarya bicostata is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.

Margarya bicostata
Apertural view of the shell of Margarya bicostata. Scale bar is 1 cm.
Abapertural view of the shell of Margarya bicostata. Scale bar is 1 cm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Viviparoidea
Family:
Viviparidae
Genus:
Margarya
Species:
M. bicostata
Binomial name
Margarya bicostata
Tchang & Tsi, 1949

Distribution

The distribution of Margarya bicostata includes Fuxian Lake in Yunnan Province, China.[1] Former distribution also included Dian Lake.[1]

References
  1. Di L., Jiang Y., Aldridge D. & McIvor A. (2008). Margarya bicostata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 14 September 2010.


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