Margarya francheti is a species of large operculate freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.
Taxonomy He J.(2013) introduced a new subgenus, Mabillemargarya, for M. francheti; however, this taxonomic act is not supported by comparative morphology and molecular phylogenetics. Therefore, Mabillemargarya is considered as a junior synonym of Margarya.
Distribution The distribution of Margarya francheti includes Dian Lake, Erhai Lake, Jianhu Lake in Yunnan Province, China.
Description Zhang et al. (2015) provided details about the shell and about the radula.
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Zhang L.J. [Le-Jia], Chen S.C. [Shi-Chao], Yang L.T. [Li-Te], Jin L. [Lei] & Köhler F. (2015). Systematic revision of the freshwater snail Margarya Nevill, 1877 (Mollusca: Viviparidae) endemic to the ancient lakes of Yunnan, China, with description of new taxa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174(4): 760-800