Aspatharia subreniformis

Taxobox
name = "Aspatharia subreniformis"


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Bivalvia
ordo = Unionoida
familia = Mutelidae
genus = "Aspatharia"
species = "A. subreniformis"
binomial = "Aspatharia subreniformis"
binomial_authority = (Sowerby, 1867)
synonyms =

"Aspatharia subreniformis" is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Mutelidae.

It is a vulnerable species.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Malawi, Africa.

Habitat

This mussel lives in freshwater lakes.

Conservation status

The survival of this mussel is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Kaunda, E., Magombo, Z., Kahwa, D., Mailosi, A. & Lange, C.N. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/44266/all Aspatharia subreniformis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 06 August 2007.