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Object Name |
Potamilus purpuratus |
Date |
March 1844 |
Object Description |
Four freshwater mussel valves (two complete specimen). The exteriors are dark brown, brown, and tan in color. The interiors are an iridescent silver, white, and pink color with sharp bumps. Shell 21-441.1 has a large shelf-like bulge on the interior. The shells have silver interior nacre and a thick periostracum that has flaked off of the majority of their exteriors. The elongated shells are elliptical in shape with growth lines and striations. The valves have moderately sized muscle scars, small hinge teeth, and rounded posterior and anterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Kentucky/Jefferson County/Louisville/Ohio River |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Blanding, William, 1773-1857 Barratt, John P., 1795-1859 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater River mussel |
Dimensions |
W-13.62 L-10.22 D-4.41 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-441 |