Mutela alata

Mutela alata is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Iridinidae. It is endemic to Malawi, where it is known from only five locations in Lake Malawi and the Shire River.^[1]

Mutela alata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Iridinidae
Genus:	Mutela
Species:	M. alata
Binomial name
Mutela alata (Lea, 1864)