Pseudospatha

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is the only species in the genus Pseudospatha.[2]

Pseudospatha
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Pseudospatha Simpson, 1900
Species:	P. tanganyicensis
Binomial name
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis (E. A. Smith, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
Burtonia bourguignati Bourguignat, 1886 Burtonia foai Mabille, 1901 Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883 Burtonia subtriangularis Bourguignat, 1886 Pseudospatha ortmanni Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 Pseudospatha stappersi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

This species is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] It is common and widespread in the lake.[1]

Pseudospatha is one of three monotypic genera of freshwater mussel that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika, the others being Brazzaea and Grandidieria.[2]

References

1. Graf D. L. (2008). Pseudospatha tanganyicensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 28 August 2011.
2. Seddon, M.; Appleton, C.; Van Damme, D.; Graf, D. (2011). Darwall, W.; Smith, K.; Allen, D.; Holland, R.; Harrison, I.; Brooks, E. (eds.). "Freshwater molluscs of Africa: diversity, distribution, and conservation". The Diversity of Life in African Freshwaters: Under Water, Under Threat. An Analysis of the Status and Distribution of Freshwater Species Throughout Mainland Africa. IUCN: 92–119. ISBN 978-2831713458.