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Object Name |
Elliptio hopetonensis |
Object Description |
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors exhibit varying shades of brown to olive green color and are covered with growth lines. The periostracum is flaking near the umbos. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white color. The ellipse shaped shells have shallow muscle scars, large hinge teeth, rounded anterior edges, and squared posterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Georgia |
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-7.93 L-4.23 D-0.99 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-403 |