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Object Name |
Amblema plicata |
Object Description |
One freshwater valve. The shell is dark brown/black in color with a white umbo. The nacre on the ventral side is an iridescent white, pink, and green with a noticeable change at the ventral margin, where it gets slightly more of a tan color. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Alabama |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Shell Bivalve Mollusc Freshwater Mussel Clam Alabama |
Dimensions |
W-7.4 L-1.9 D-2.6 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-282 |
