Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Parent taxon: Mytilidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Adipicola, Amygdalum, Antetrichomya, Arcomytilus, Arcoperna, Arcuatula, Arcuatulinae, Arvella, Aulacomya, Bathymodiolinae, Bathymodiolus, Botulopa, Botulopsis, Brachiodontes, Ciboticola, Coxesia, Crenomytilus, Cuneolus, Dacrydium, Eyrena, Falcimytilus, Fluviolanatus, Geukensia, Hilgardella, Inoperna, Lecompteus, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Lithophaginae, Lycettia, Mauricia, Modiolaria, Modiolatus, Modiolinae, Modiolus, Musculista, Mytilaster, Mytilinae, Mytiloconcha, Phthonia, Promytilus, Rhomboidella, Stavelia, Trichomusculus, Trichomya, Volsella, Volsellina, Vulcanidas, Xenomytilinae, Xenostrobus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Botulina in the database
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