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Object Name |
Pleurobema rubrum |
Object Description |
Thirteen valves, six complete freshwater mussel specimens and one isolated valve. The exteriors are dark brown at the umbo, fading to a lighter brown near the edges and are covered in growth lines and striations. The periostracum is flaking at the umbos. The interiors are white and slightly iridescent, with deep muscle scars and large hinge teeth. The triangular shaped valves have rounded anterior edges and rounded posterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Kentucky/Franklin County/Frankfort |
Site Name |
Kentucky River |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Blanding, William, 1773-1857 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Bivalve Shell Invertebrate Freshwater River mussel Mussel Aquatic |
Dimensions |
W-7.12 L-7.54 D-2.21 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-396 |