Margarya melanioides | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Margarya melanioides. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Architaenioglossa |
Family: | Viviparidae |
Genus: | Margarya |
Species: | M. melanioides |
Binomial name | |
Margarya melanioides | |
Synonyms [1] [3] [4] | |
Margarya melanoides (spelling error) [1] Contents |
Margarya melanioides is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.
Margarya melanioides is the type species of the genus Margarya. [2] [6]
The distribution of Margarya melanioides includes Dian Lake, Erhai Lake, Jianhu Lake, Xihu Lake, and Cibi Lake in Yunnan Province, China. [1] [4] Former records in Daduitai Lake and Xingyun Lake are considered as a result of the mix-up of species name. [4]
An average population density was 36 individuals per square meter in Dianchi Lake in 1940s, [7] 0.7 individuals per square meter in 1990s [7] and 0.068 individuals per square meter in Dianchi Lake in 2012. [7]
According to the population ecology research by Song et al. (2013), [7] the population of will collapse in the Dian Lake in 2015. [7]
The width of the shell is up to 64.3 mm. The height of the shell is up to 94.7 mm. [4]
Shu et al. (2010) provided details about the shell and about the radula. [3]
The diploid chromosome number of Margarya melanioides is 2n=18. [3] [8]
Margarya melanioides is a dioecious species. [7] Females are ovoviviparous and one female lay 5-6 eggs per year. [7] The newborn shell is about 8 mm in height. [7] The snail will reach maturity in one year in a shell height about 30 mm. [7]
The lifespan is 3–4 years. [7]
This species is extensively harvested as a human food source, but harvesting is one of its threats. [7]
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