Botula pirriei Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Full reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55

Belongs to Botula according to J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister 1992

Sister taxa: Botula cassiana, Botula cinnamomeus, Botula fusca, Botula ripleyana

Type specimen: USNM 441602, a shell. Its type locality is PU 1057, Seymour Island, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Botula pirriei in the database

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