Mutela
Mutela is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Iridinidae. Species in this genus have actual siphons, rather than unfused apertures, as do most other freshwater mussels.[1]
| Mutela | |
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| Mutela bourguignati | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Iridinidae |
| Genus: | Mutela Scopoli, 1777 |
Species
Species in the genus Mutela include:
- Mutela alata
- Mutela bourguignati
- Mutela dubia
- Mutela legumen
- Mutela nilotica
- Mutela rostrata
References
- Mussel of the Month, March 2006. The Mussel Project. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
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