Mutela alata

Mutela alata is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Iridinidae. It is endemic to Malawi, where it is known from only five locations in Lake Malawi and the Shire River.[1]

Mutela alata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Iridinidae
Genus: Mutela
Species:
M. alata
Binomial name
Mutela alata
(Lea, 1864)

References

  1. Van Damme, D. 2018. Mutela alata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T44272A120110416. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44272A120110416.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2018.


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