Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Obovaria retusa |
Object Description |
Four valves comprising two complete freshwater mussels. The exteriors are light brown with a thick periostracum that is flaking on the umbos due to wear. The interiors are white to purple with an iridescent nacre. The circular shaped valves have deep growth lines, deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth and are covered with striations. The shells have rounded posterior edges and rounded anterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Tennessee |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel River mussel Endangered Freshwater |
Dimensions |
W-5.54 L-6.31 D-2.31 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-301A |