Madagasikara madagascariensis

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

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)

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

Description

Drawing of apertural view of a shell (without some of top whorls) of Madagasikara madagascariensis.

Photo of shells.

Juvenile shells.