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Object Name |
Elliptio icterina |
Object Description |
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are brown and green with minor scratches at the umbos of both valves. There are visible striae and color bands radiating from the umbos. The interiors are iridescent and have visible muscle scars. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Walker, Bryant, 1856-1936 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater Aquatic River mussel |
Dimensions |
W-4.38 L-2.27 D-1.3 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-459 |