The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela alata

nominal species Mutela opalescens Preston, 1910

Preston, 1910, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 62, pl. 4, fig. 12.
Type(s): TYPE MRAC_58554, Riv. Shire a 3-4 km du Lac Nyassa.

= Mutela alata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mutela alata (Lea, 1864) — Daget, 1998
+ Mutela alata (Lea, 1864) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988
+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Cailliaud, 1823) — Haas, 1969
+ Mutela alata simpsoni Ancey, 1894 — Crowley et al., 1964
= Mutela (s.s.) opalescens Preston, 1910 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
= Mutela opalescens Preston, 1910 — Simpson, 1914

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