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Object Name |
Epioblasma obliquata |
Object Description |
Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are dark brown with very thin black color bands from umbo to outer edge. The interiors are pearlescent white with a pink sheen with visible ventral margins and muscle scars. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Ohio |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater River mussel Endangered |
Dimensions |
W-3.26 L-2.93 D-1.21 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-431 |