Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)
Cinnamon mussel
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Family:  Mytilidae (sea mussels)
Max. size:  3.96 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 93 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic to Eastern Pacific: East Africa and Red Sea to Pacific Islands and western America.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 104365 Occurs on rocky shores and tidal pools (Ref. 87907). Burrower, byssate (Ref. 104365).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  C: Ref. 87866, 87907, 77646.

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