Botula
| Botula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Botula Morch, 1853 |
Botula is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.[1]
Selected species
[edit]- Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791) — boring horse mussel
- Botula cylista Berry, 1959
- Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791) — cinnamon mussel
- Botula hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
- Botula kleemanni Valentich-Scott, 2008
- Botula tatei M. Huber, 2010
References
[edit]- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 20.
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