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Object Name |
Unionidae indeterminate |
Object Description |
Fourteen valves comprising six complete freshwater mussels and two isolated valves. The exteriors are brown with an iridescent, silver, white nacre on the interiors. A thick periostracum is flaking near the umbos. The oval shaped valves have deep growth lines, deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth, and exterior striations. The valves have pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
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 |
Dimensions |
W-3.25 L-2.75 D-0.99 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-305 |