| Botula fusca | |
|---|---|
_-_Mytilidae_-_Mollusc_shell.jpeg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Botula |
| Species: | B. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Botula fusca, or the Cinnamon mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Bermuda.
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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Botula fusca | |
 | This Mytilidae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |