Pseudospatha tanganyicensis

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pseudospatha
Species: P. tanganyicensis
Binomial name
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis
(E. A. Smith, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Burtonia bourguignati Bourguignat, 1886
  • Burtonia foai Mabille, 1901
  • Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883
  • Burtonia subtriangularis Bourguignat, 1886
  • Pseudospatha ortmanni Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
  • Pseudospatha stappersi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Graf D. L. (2008). Pseudospatha tanganyicensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 August 2011.


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