Margarya mansuyi explained
Margarya mansuyi is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.
Distribution
The distribution of Margarya mansuyi includes Xingyun Lake and Qilu Lake in Yunnan Province, China.[1]
The former distribution of this species also included Yilong Lake, Dian Lake and Datunhai Lake (Datun Lake).[1]
Description
Shu et al. (2010) provided details about the shell and about the radula.[2]
Notes and References
- http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/more_facts_on_molluscs_1_.pdf "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009 update. Mollusc Facts"
- Shu F., Köhler F. & Wang H. (2010). "On the shell and radular morphology of two endangered species of the genus Margarya Nevill, 1877 (Gastropoda: Viviparidae) from lakes of the Yunnan Plateau, Southwest China." Molluscan Research 30(1): 17-24.
