Botulopsis taramellii De Toni 1913 (mussel)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Alternative combination: Mysidia taramellii

Full reference: A. De Toni. 1913. Illustrazione della fauna triasica di Valdepena (Cadore) [Illustration of the Triassic fauna of Valdepena (Cadore)]. Memorie dell´ Instituto Geologico della R. Università di Padova 2:1-194

Belongs to Botulopsis according to T. R. Waller and G. D. Stanley 2005

See also Ros-Franch et al. 2014

Sister taxon: Botulopsis reisi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Valdepena Limestone Quarry, which is in an Anisian/Ladinian carbonate limestone in Italy

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Valdepena Limestone Quarry

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