Botula is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 20.

Selected species Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791) — boring horse mussel Botula cylista Berry, 1959 Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791) — cinnamon mussel Botula hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 Botula kleemanni Valentich-Scott, 2008 Botula tatei M. Huber, 2010

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