Coelatura alluaudi

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Coelatura alluaudi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Coelatura
Species:
C. alluaudi
Binomial name
Coelatura alluaudi
(Dautzenberg, 1908)

Coelatura alluaudi is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is found in Africa, in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

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References

  1. Seddon, M.B.; Van Damme, D.; Lange, C. (2017). "Coelatura alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T44248A110777886. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T44248A110777886.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.