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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela soleniformis

nominal species Mutela nilotica Crosse, 1881

‘Cailliaud’ Crosse, 1881, J. de Conch. 29: 131.
(misidentified reference to Iridina nilotica Cailliaud, 1823)

= Mutela soleniformis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885 — Daget, 1998

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