Botula fusca
| Botula fusca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytiloida |
| 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.[1]
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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