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Object Name |
Elliptio arctata |
Object Description |
Twenty-one freshwater mussel valves comprising ten complete and one incomplete specimens. The exteriors are grey and brown with visible growth lines. Some of the specimens have white at the umbos due to flaking. The interiors of the valves are iridescent white and tan. The hinges are shallow and there are slightly visible muscle scars and wide ventral margins. |
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 |
Shell Mussel Mollusc Invertebrate Bivalve Freshwater |
Dimensions |
W-2.76 L-5.63 D-0.61 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-471 |