Pseudospatha tanganyicensisaspeciesoffreshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is the only species in the genus Pseudospatha.[2]
| Pseudospatha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pseudospatha Simpson, 1900 |
| Species: |
P. tanganyicensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudospatha tanganyicensis (E. A. Smith, 1880) | |
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This species is endemictoLake 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]
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