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    Species Accepted

    Margarya chinensis (J. E. Gray, 1833)

    Asian Apple Snail
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Margarya

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      15 results
      Asian Apple Snail English
      Black Snail English
      Chinese Mystery Snail English
      Chinese Vivipara English
      Chinese moerasslak Dutch
      Japanese Mystery Snail English
      Oriental Mystery Snail English
      Rice Snail English
      Trapdoor Snail English
      Vivipare chinoise French

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      20 results
      Lu Hong-Fa, Fang Mei-Juan, & Du Li-Na. (2016). New species of Cipangopaludina (Caenogastropoda: Viviparidae) from Zhejiang, China. Research & Knowledge, 2. https://doi.org/10.14456/randk.2016.7 10.14456/randk.2016.7
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/2778038/edit
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/2778036/edit
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/2186290/edit
      Heude, P. M. (1882). Notes sur les mollusques terrestres de la vallée du Fleuve Bleu. Mémoires Concernant L’histoire Naturelle de l’Empire Chinois, 1 (2): 2 + 1–87, pls. 12–21 [1882]; 1 (3): 89–132, pls. 22–32 [1885]; 1 (4): 125–188, pls. 33–43 [1890]. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=294634
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/2468579/edit
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/2778033/edit
      Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon. (1833). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12,. In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, the Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1–384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1–20 – 1833; pp. viii + 385–601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40–41 – 1834]. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=131886
      Zheng, H., Zhang, L.-J., Zhang, Y.-Y., Xiang, H.-Q., He, Y.-M., Ouyang, S., & Wu, X.-P. (2026). Multilocus phylogeny reveals new species from the ancient Lake Fuxian and synonymy of Cipangopaludina with Margarya (Gastropoda: Viviparidae). Zoologica Scripta, early view (published online 23/01/2026). https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=559654
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/2722503/edit

      Citation

      Margarya chinensis (J. E. Gray, 1833) in undefined