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Object Name |
Amblema plicata |
Object Description |
Four freshwater mussel valves comprising two complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown in color with thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors are a slightly iridescent, silver to white color with a small amount of silver interior nacre. The periostracum on the umbos of the shells is flaking off due to wear. The shells are elongated and are covered with growth lines, striations, and pronounced costae. The auriform shaped shells have deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth, rounded anterior edges and squared posterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Kentucky/Frankfort/Kentucky River;Ohio Drainage |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Blanding, William, 1773-1857 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater River mussel Aquatic |
Dimensions |
W-11.6 L-8.12 D-2.72 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-445 |