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River mussel |
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96 |
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Alasmidonta undulata
Two freshwater mussel valves comprising one complete specimen. The exteriors are brown with pronounced growth lines. There are also lighter brown lines going down vertically across the specimen. Hinge is shallow and neither the pallial line nor the muscle scars are distinct.
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Amblema plicata
Four freshwater mussel valves (one complete freshwater specimen and two partials). The exteriors are dark brown, brown, and tan in color with and a thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white nacre. The auriform shaped shells are elongated and covered with growth lines, striations, and pronounced costae. The shells have moderately sized muscle scars, large hinge teeth, and rounded anterior and...
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Amblema plicata
Four freshwater mussel valves comprising two complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown in color with thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors are a slightly iridescent, silver to white color with a small amount of silver interior nacre. The periostracum on the umbos of the shells is flaking off due to wear. The shells are elongated and are covered with growth lines, striations, and pronounced costae. The auriform shape...
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Amblema plicata - 03/1873
Two valves of a freshwater mussel, one complete marine bivalve. The exterior of the valves is a dark brown with the interior being a glossy white. The anterior muscle scars are discolored to a light brown and break the smooth texture of the rest of the interior. The posterior muscle scars are not discolored with little to no noticeable change in texture. The shells have a noticeable pallial line but an indiscernible pallial sinus. Serrations are ...
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Anodonta cygnea
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are varying shades of brown, ranging from tan to dark brown and are covered with growth lines. The periostracum is flaking, especially around their umbos. There is a large crack down the right-side of 21-408.1. Valve 21-408.2 is broken into four fragments. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white color with very shallow muscle scars and no visible hinge teeth. The ellipse ...
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Anodonta nuttalliana
Fourteen freshwater mussel valves, seven complete specimens. The exteriors range from dark to medium brown, gray, and olive green in color and are covered with growth lines. The periostracum is flaking nearing the umbos. The interiors exhibit an iridescent, silver to white color with very shallow muscle scars, and no visible hinge teeth. The triangularly shaped shells have large wing-shaped shelves near the umbos, rounded anterior edges and round...
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Cumberlandia monodonta
Four valves of two complete freshwater mussel specimens. The elliptical-shaped valves are dark brown to brown in color, with an iridescent, silver to ivory color inside. The valves have silver interior nacre and a thick periostracum. The periostracum on the umbos of the shells is flaking off due to wear. The valves are elongated, covered with growth lines and striations, have shallow muscle scars and small hinge teeth. The valves have pointed pos...
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Cyclonaias tuberculata
Six freshwater mussel valves, three complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown to brown in color with deep growth lines, striations and large nodules. The interiors have an iridescent, silver to pink color. The shells have silver interior nacre and a thick periostracum. The periostracum is flaking on the shells' umbos and nodules due to wear. The shells have deep muscle scars and large hinge teeth. The shells are oval shaped with squared po...
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Cyclonaias tuberculata
Four freshwater mussel valves (two complete specimens). The exteriors are brown to light-brown in color. Deep growth lines, striations, and large nodules cover the exteriors. and a thick periostracum. The thick periostracum is beginning to flake on the umbos and nodules, due to wear. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to pink color. The oval shaped valves have deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth, squared posterior edges and rounded anterio...
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Cyprogenia stegaria
Two valves comprising one complete freshwater mussel. The exteriors are brown to tan in color with dark green color bands and are covered with growth lines and striations. The interiors are a slightly iridescent, white color with a small amount of silver interior nacre. The shells have a thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The circular shaped shells have deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth, and rounded posterior and anterior edges.
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Ellipsaria lineaolata
Six rounded triangular shaped freshwater mussel valves (three complete specimens). The exteriors of the valves are an olive-brown color with dots of black. The exteriors also exhibit growth lines and striations which radiate from the hinge. The interiors of the shells are white with a faint glossy iridescent hue.
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Elliptio angustata
Two valves comprising one complete freshwater mussel specimen. The exteriors are dark brown. The interiors have a silver nacre and are irisdescent. The periostracum on the umbos started to flake due to wear. The elliptical shaped valves are elongated, covered with growth lines and striations, have shallow muscle scars, and moderately sized hinge teeth. The valves have pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges.
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Elliptio angustata
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are light brown and fade to a dark brown and white near the umbo (due to the loss of periostracum due to wear). The exteriors are also covered with growth lines. The interiors are white with areas of iridescent coloration and visible muscle scars.
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Elliptio angustata
Two valves comprising one freshwater mussel. The exteriors are dark brown with a thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors have an iridescent silver nacre, shallow muscle cars and small hinge teeth. The elliptical shaped shells are elongated and covered with growth lines and striations. The valves have pointed posterior edges and slightly pointed anterior edges.
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Elliptio complanata
Sixteen freshwater mussel valves, eight complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown fading to white at the umbos due to wear. The interiors are iridescent with visible muscle scars. The hinge teeth are more prominent in the larger specimens of this group.
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Elliptio congaraea
Eight freshwater valves, comprising four complete mussel specimens. The exteriors are light to dark brown in color and reach a glossy white color at the hinge. The exteriors also have horizontal radiating growth lines and black dashed colorings. The interiors of the valves are white in color with a slightly glossy and iridescent hue.
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Elliptio congaraea
Five freshwater mussels, two complete and one partial specimens. The exteriors of the shells are brown to light brown in color. The interiors of the shells are slightly iridescent, silver to white color. The shells have a small amount of silver interior nacre and a thin periostracum. The periostracum on the umbos of the shells is flaking off due to wear. The ellipse shaped shells are elongated and are covered with growth lines and striations. The...
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Elliptio crassidens
Four freshwater mussel valves comprising two complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown toward the umbos and turn to a lighter brown toward the outer edge. There are visible growth lines and white at the umbos due to wear. The interior of the valves are a matte cream white with deep hinges and distinct muscle scars.
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Elliptio crassidens
Forty-eight valves comprising twenty-four freshwater mussels. The exteriors are covered in a thick periostracum that is a dark brown color and flaking at the umbos due to wear. The interiors have an iridescent, silver and white to pink nacre. The triangular shaped valves have deep muscle scars and large hinge teeth. The valves resemble an elephant's ear with pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges.
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Elliptio folliculata
Sixteen freshwater mussel valves, six complete specimens and four additional valves. The exteriors are various shades of brown to black with subtle growth lines. The periostracum is flaking off, especially around the umbos. Shallow muscle scars are visible on the interiors of which are iridescent with areas of light brown. The ellipse shaped shells have very small hinge teeth, rounded anterior edges, and pointed posterior edges. The shells are co...
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Elliptio folliculata
Twelve freshwater mussel valves, six complete specimens. The exteriors are various shades of brown to black with subtle growth lines. The periostracum on the shells is flaking off, heavily nearing the umbos. Shallow muscle scars are visible on the interiors, which are iridescent with areas of light brown. The ellipse shaped shells have very small hinge teeth, rounded anterior edges, and pointed posterior edges. The shells are covered with a brow...
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Elliptio folliculata
Sixteen freshwater mussel valves, seven complete specimens with two additional valves. The exteriors are various shades of brown to black with subtle growth lines. The periostracum is flaking off, especially around their umbos. Shallow muscle scars are visible on the interiors, which are iridescent with areas of light brown. The ellipse shaped shells have very small hinge teeth, rounded anterior edges, and pointed posterior edges. The shells are ...
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Elliptio hopetonensis
Thirty-two complete freshwater mussels, sixty-four valves. The exteriors are a deep brown color with a thick periostracum. The interiors are a silver-like, white to purple. The valves are elongated with deep growth lines and striations.
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Elliptio hopetonensis
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors exhibit varying shades of brown to olive green color and are covered with growth lines. The periostracum is flaking near the umbos. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white color. The ellipse shaped shells have shallow muscle scars, large hinge teeth, rounded anterior edges, and squared posterior edges.
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Elliptio icterina
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are brown and green with minor scratches at the umbos of both valves. There are visible striae and color bands radiating from the umbos. The interiors are iridescent and have visible muscle scars.
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Elliptio icterina
Fourteen freshwater mussels, seven complete specimens. The exteriors of the shells vary in color from black-brown, tan, red-brown, to white with visible striae and chipping at the umbo. The interiors of the shells are a pearlescent white with a pink and green sheen. The ventral margins and muscle scars are visible.
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Elliptio icterina
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are dark to light brown with subtle growth lines, and areas near the umbos where the shell appears white due to flaking of the periostracum. Muscle scars are visible on the iridescent interiors of the valves.
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Elliptio icterina
Six freshwater mussels, three complete specimens. The exteriors are green-brown in color and have subtle growth lines along with vertical striations. The interiors are white to iridescent in coloration. One shell has pink discoloration on the interior. One bivalve is held secured by a delicate string.
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Elliptio icterina
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are dark brown to green in color and the umbo, exposed by the loss of the periostracum, is white. There are growth lines and vertical striations also visible on the exteriors of the valves. The interiors are a dirty, iridescent color and muscle scars are visible.
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Elliptio lanceolata
Six freshwater mussel valves, three complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown fading to white near the umbos due to wear. Subtle growth lines also appear on the exterior. The interiors are iridescent and white with visible muscle scars.
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Elliptio producta
Twenty freshwater mussel valves, nine complete specimens and two unpaired valves. The exteriors are light brown to dark brown in color. The valves fade white near the umbo. The interiors are iridescent in color and all bivalves are held together by delicate strings.
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Elliptio shepardiana
Six valves comprising three complete freshwater mussel specimens. The exteriors are dark brown in color with a thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors have an iridescent, white to pink interior nacre. The elliptical valves are very elongated, have deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth, and are covered with growth lines and striations. The valves have pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges.
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Elliptoideus sloatianus
Four freshwater mussel valves comprising two complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown to brown in color with thick periostracum that is flaking near the umbos due to wear. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white color with silver interior nacre. The elongated shells are covered with growth lines, striations, and pronounced costae. The "elephant ear" shaped shells have moderately sized muscle scars, moderately sized hinge teeth, r...
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Epioblasma brevidens
Three freshwater valves in total; the two smaller shells form a complete bivalve. The shells are auriform in shape and light tan in color. There are light-black thin incised dashed lines that radiate from the umbo and growth lines are visible.
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Epioblasma flexuosa
Four freshwater mussel valves, two complete specimens. The exteriors of these irregularly shaped valves are dark brown with visible striae which seem raised causing the outer potions of the valves to have subtle ridges. There are irregular dips in the edges that make round pointed lips. The interiors are pearlescent white with visible muscle scars and wide ventral margins.
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Epioblasma obliquata
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are dark brown with very thin black color bands from umbo to outer edge. The interiors are pearlescent white with a pink sheen with visible ventral margins and muscle scars.
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Epioblasma torulosa
One valve of a freshwater mussel. The valve is round in shape. The exterior of the valve is a light brown color with a green hue and reaches white near the hinge. Covering the exterior of the shell are thin, green, vertical striations that radiate from the hinge of the shell to the edges. The interior of the shell is white in color with a slightly pearlescent coating.
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Epioblasma triquetra
Four valves which form two complete freshwater mussel specimens. The valves are tan in color with greenish hues on the exterior and reach a darker brown to black color near the hinges. The exterior of the valves have an angled arch that gives them a triangular shape. Thin striations radiate from the hinges of the valves. The interior of the shells are white in color with a slight pearlescent hue.
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Fusconaia flava
Four valves that form two complete freshwater mussels. The exteriors range from brown to tan in color and are covered with a thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors are iridescent with white to silver nacre. The triangular valves have growth lines, deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth, and are covered with striations. The valves have pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges.
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Fusconaia flava
Six freshwater mussel valves, three complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown with visible striae. The two larger valves (21.363A.1 & 2) are white at the umbos (due to flaking from wear). The interiors of the two larger valves are pearlescent pink. The four smaller valves' interiors are a pearlescent white. Muscle scars are visible on all shells and all have wide ventral margins.
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Gonidea angulata
Ten ellipse-shaped freshwater mussel valves (five complete specimens). The exteriors of the valves are dark brown to dark green reaching light tan near the hinge with thick growth lines radiating from the hinge. The interiors of the shells are off-white to light green in color with an iridescent hue.
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Hamiota altilis
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are dark brown and white near the umbos where the periostracum is flaking due to wear. Growth lines are also present on the exteriors. The interiors are iridescent and show muscle scars.
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Lampsilis cardium
Ten valves forming five complete freshwater mussels. The exteriors are light brown with dark blue/black color bands that radiate from the umbo to the outer edge of the shells. Growth lines are visible. The interiors are iridescent white, pink, and green with visible muscle scars. The smallest specimen remains complete and sealed.
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Lampsilis dolabraeformis
Two valves comprising one complete freshwater mussel specimen. The exterior of the valves are brown in color and have spots of white that become more concentrated near the hinges of the valves. Horizontal growth lines and thin striations radiate from the hinges of the shells to their edges. The interior of the valves are off-white in color and are spotted with muted yellow circles.
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Lampsilis fasciola
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are light brown to tan and covered with growth lines and vertical striations. The umbos fade to white due to wear. The interiors are pure white in color, have deep hinge teeth, and subtle muscle scars.
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Lampsilis fasciola
Five oval shaped marine valves (two complete specimens). The exteriors are pale green color with dark green striations radiating from the hinge. The interiors are white with a slightly blue iridescent shine.
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Lampsilis ovata
Two freshwater valves, one complete bivalve. The shells are dark tan with black color bands that radiate from the umbo to the outer edge. The ventral side of the shell is an iridescent pearl white. Specimen 21-286.2 has a paper label adhered to the dorsal side and a label written on the shell on the ventral side.
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Lampsilis ovata
Two freshwater mussel valves (not from the same specimen). The exteriors are dark brown, brown, to tan in color. The shells have silver interior nacre and a thick periostracum that is flaking from wear near the umbos. The elongated, triangularly shells are covered with growth lines and striations. The shells have moderately sized muscle scars, large hinge teeth and rounded anterior and posterior edges.
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Lampsilis radiata
Four freshwater mussel valves, two complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown with black color bands radiating from the umbos to the outer edges. The interiors are pearlescent white with shallow muscle scars and wide ventral margins.
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