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]
Species
Species in the genus Mutela include:
- Mutela alata (Lea, 1864)
- 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.