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Object Name |
Elliptio icterina |
Object Description |
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are dark to light brown with subtle growth lines, and areas near the umbos where the shell appears white due to flaking of the periostracum. Muscle scars are visible on the iridescent interiors of the valves. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Georgia |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 White, George Washington, 1802-1887 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater Aquatic River mussel |
Dimensions |
W-8.21 L-4.35 D-1.33 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-451 |