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
Mutela bourguignati
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Iridinidae
Genus: Mutela
Scopoli, 1777

Species

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Species in the genus Mutela include:

References

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  1. ^ Mussel of the Month, March 2006. The Mussel Project. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.