| Pseudomulleria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Etheriidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomulleria R. Anthony, 1907 |
| Species: | P. dalyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomulleria dalyi (E. A. Smith, 1898) | |
Pseudomulleria dalyi is a species of bivalves in the Etheriidae family which is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1] It is the only species in the genus Pseudomulleria.
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