Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela alata

nominal species Mutela opalescens Preston, 1910

Mutela opalescens Preston, 1910 = Mutela alata

Preston, 1910. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 62, pl. 4, fig. 12.
Type(s): TYPE MRAC_58554, Riv. Shire a 3-4 km du Lac Nyassa.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mutela alata (Lea, 1864) — Daget, 1998: 133.

+ Mutela alata (Lea, 1864) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988: 80, 90.

+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Cailliaud, 1823) — Haas, 1969: 581.

+ Mutela alata simpsoni Ancey, 1894 — Crowley et al., 1964: 44.

= Mutela (s.s.) opalescens Preston, 1910 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: 429.

= Mutela opalescens Preston, 1910 — Simpson, 1914: 1365.