†Botula cassiana Bittner 1895 (mussel)
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Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Full reference: A. Bittner. 1895. Revision der Lamellibranchiaten von St. Cassian. Abhandlungen der kaiserlich-koniglichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 18(1):1-236
Belongs to Botula according to A. Bittner 1895
Sister taxa: Botula cinnamomeus, Botula fusca, Botula pirriei
Type specimen: Its type locality is St. Cassian (K.K. Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at St. Cassian (K.K. Geol Reichsanstalt coll)
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