Coelatura ratidota

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Coelatura ratidota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Coelatura
Species:
C. ratidota
Binomial name
Coelatura ratidota
(Charmes, 1885)

Coelatura ratidota 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 and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.

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References

  1. Lange, C. (2010). "Coelatura ratidota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T44247A10881149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44247A10881149.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.