Tribe Botulini Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 (mussel)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Parent taxon: Lithophaginae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Adula, Lithophagini, Zelithophaga
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Botulini in the database