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Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)

Botula fusca
Botula fusca

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Botula
Species: Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Cuba

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Jaimanitas Formation
Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Chipola Formation

Remarks

Common name: Cinnamon mussel.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 420694

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 13, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Botula fusca from the Early Miocene Chipola Fm. of Calhoun County, Florida (UF 77434).
Botula fusca from the Early Miocene Chipola Fm. of Calhoun County, Florida (UF 77434).
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