Madagasikara madagascariensis

Madagasikara madagascarensis
	apertural view of a shell of Madagasikara madagascariensis
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Pachychilidae
Genus:	Madagasikara
Species:	M. madagascarensis
Binomial name
	Madagasikara madagascarensis; (Grateloup, 1840)
Synonyms
	Melania madagascariensis Grateloup, 1840; Pirena madagascariensis; Melanatria madagascariensis; Melania dusabonis Grateloup, 1840; Melania bicarinata Grateloup, 1840; Pirena debeauxiana Crosse, 1862; Melanatria debeauxiana; Melanatria fluminea (partim);

Last updated October 03, 2025

Madagasikara madagascarensis s a species of tropical freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pachychilidae.^[3]

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

Description

References

↑ Van Damme, D. (2016). "Madagasikara madagascarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T13022A91353200. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13022A91353200.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
↑ Grateloup J.-P. S. de (1840). "Mémoire sur plusieur espèces des coquilles nouvelles ou peu connus". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux [ fr ]11: 161-170. page 167, plate 4, figure 7–9.
1 2 Köhler, F. & Glaubrecht, M. (2010). "Uncovering an overlooked radiation: molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Madagascar's endemic river snails (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae: Madagasikara gen. nov.). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 99: 867-894. doi : 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01390.x
↑ Crosse H. (1862). "Catalogue des espèces vivantes appartenant au genre Pirena, et description d'une espèce nouvelle". Journal de Conchyliologie 10: 397-403. page 402, plate 13, figure 6.
↑ Brot A. (1879) In: Brot A. (1874–1879). Die Melaniaceen (Melanidae) in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe. page 404, plate 43, figure 4.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Van Damme, D. (2016). "Madagasikara madagascarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T13022A91353200. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13022A91353200.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[2] Grateloup J.-P. S. de (1840). "Mémoire sur plusieur espèces des coquilles nouvelles ou peu connus". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux [ fr ]11: 161-170. page 167, plate 4, figure 7–9.

[Köhler_2010-3] 1 2 Köhler, F. & Glaubrecht, M. (2010). "Uncovering an overlooked radiation: molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Madagascar's endemic river snails (Caenogastropoda: Pachychilidae: Madagasikara gen. nov.). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 99: 867-894. doi : 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01390.x

[4] Crosse H. (1862). "Catalogue des espèces vivantes appartenant au genre Pirena, et description d'une espèce nouvelle". Journal de Conchyliologie 10: 397-403. page 402, plate 13, figure 6.

[5] Brot A. (1879) In: Brot A. (1874–1879). Die Melaniaceen (Melanidae) in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe. page 404, plate 43, figure 4.

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Madagasikara madagascarensis

apertural view of a shell of Madagasikara madagascariensis
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Pachychilidae
Genus:	Madagasikara
Species:	M. madagascarensis
Binomial name
*Madagasikara madagascarensis* (Grateloup, 1840)^[2]
Synonyms ^[3]
Melania madagascariensis Grateloup, 1840 Pirena madagascariensis Melanatria madagascariensis Melania dusabonis Grateloup, 1840 Melania bicarinata Grateloup, 1840 Pirena debeauxiana Crosse, 1862^[4] Melanatria debeauxiana^[5] Melanatria fluminea (partim)