Mutela alata

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Mutela alata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Iridinidae
Genus: Mutela
Species:
M. alata
Binomial name
Mutela alata
(Lea, 1864)

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]

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