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Object Name |
Elliptio congaraea |
Object Description |
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. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Abbeville County/Abbeville |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Bivalve Mollusc Aquatic Invertebrate Mussel Shell Freshwater River mussel |
Dimensions |
W-5.35 L-3.07 D-0.99 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-386 |