Mytilopsis africana
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| Mytilopsis africana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Superfamily: | Dreissenoidea |
| Family: | Dreissenidae |
| Genus: | Mytilopsis |
| Species: | M. africana |
| Binomial name | |
| Mytilopsis africana (van Beneden, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dreissena africana van Beneden, 1835 | |
Mytilopsis africana is a species of bivalve mollusc in the false mussel family, Dreissenidae. It is widespread along the brackish water environments of coastal West and Central Africa.[1] It may represent a lineage of Mytilopsis sallei, a Caribbean species, that invaded the western coast of Africa during the period of slave trade.[3][4]
