Botula

Botula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Mytilida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Botula ; Morch, 1853

Last updated November 18, 2025

Botula is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.^[1]

Selected species

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

↑ 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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[1] 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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