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Object Name |
Elliptio producta |
Object Description |
Twenty freshwater mussel valves, nine complete specimens and two unpaired valves. The exteriors are light brown to dark brown in color. The valves fade white near the umbo. The interiors are iridescent in color and all bivalves are held together by delicate strings. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater River mussel Aquatic |
Dimensions |
W-7.09 L-3.21 D-1.31 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-463 |