Mutela Scopoli 1777 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Unionida - Mutelidae
Parent taxon: Mutelidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
See also Peters 1990
Sister taxon: Leila
Subtaxa: Mutela nilotica
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), Kenya (1), Niger (3), Sudan (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uganda (1)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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