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Object Name |
Lampsilis ovata |
Object Description |
Two freshwater mussel valves (not from the same specimen). The exteriors are dark brown, brown, to tan in color. The shells have silver interior nacre and a thick periostracum that is flaking from wear near the umbos. The elongated, triangularly shells are covered with growth lines and striations. The shells have moderately sized muscle scars, large hinge teeth and rounded anterior and posterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Ohio |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater River mussel |
Dimensions |
W-11.86 L-8.85 D-3.64 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-438 |