- Mutela alata
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Mutela alata Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Iridinidae Genus: Mutela Species: M. alata Binomial name Mutela alata
(Lea, 1864)Mutela alata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Iridinidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
Source
- Kaunda, E., Magombo, Z., Kahwa, D., Mailosi, A. & Lange, C.N. 2004. Mutela alata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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