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Chinese Mystery Snail

Margarya chinensis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in China.January 1, February 3, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 9, July 3, August 5, September 7, October 0, November 4, December 9.
Minnesota777
China52
South Korea45
South Chungcheong26
Beijing Municipality20
Taiwan10
Taiwan Province9
Jiangsu Province7
North Jeolla7
South Jeolla7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
Orderapple snails, river snails, and allies · Architaenioglossa
FamilyRiver Snails · Viviparidae
GenusMargarya

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