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Taxonomy
Botula was named by Mörch (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Modiolus (Botula) by Dall (1898) and Cooke (1919).
It was assigned to Modiolus by Dall (1898) and Cooke (1919); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); to Modiolinae by Rosenberg (2005); to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Todd (2001) and Mikkelsen (2006); and to Botulini by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was reranked as Modiolus (Botula) by Dall (1898) and Cooke (1919).
It was assigned to Modiolus by Dall (1898) and Cooke (1919); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); to Modiolinae by Rosenberg (2005); to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Todd (2001) and Mikkelsen (2006); and to Botulini by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1853 | Botula Mörch |
| 1898 | Modiolus (Botula) Dall p. 797 |
| 1919 | Modiolus (Botula) Cooke p. 145 |
| 1980 | Botula Vokes p. 23 |
| 1998 | Botula Lamprell and Healy p. 88 |
| 2001 | Botula Todd |
| 2002 | Botula Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Botula Rosenberg |
| 2006 | Botula Mikkelsen |
| 2010 | Botula Bouchet et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Botula Mörch 1853
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†Botula cassiana Bittner 1895
Botula cinnamomeus Lamarck 1819
Botula fusca Gmelin 1791
†Botula pirriei Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available