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Object Name |
Anodonta cygnea |
Object Description |
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 shaped shells have rounded anterior and rounded posterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
France |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater River mussel Aquatic |
Dimensions |
W-12.37 L-6.06 D-2.38 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-408 |