Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Elliptio crassidens |
Object Description |
Forty-eight valves comprising twenty-four freshwater mussels. The exteriors are covered in a thick periostracum that is a dark brown color and flaking at the umbos due to wear. The interiors have an iridescent, silver and white to pink nacre. The triangular shaped valves have deep muscle scars and large hinge teeth. The valves resemble an elephant's ear with pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Georgia/Flint River;Georgia/Cass County/Etowah River |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 White, George Washington, 1802-1887 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Mollusc Mussel Shell Freshwater River mussel Aquatic Filter feeder |
Dimensions |
W-8.2 L-5.68 D-1.72 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-307 |