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Object Name |
Epioblasma triquetra |
Object Description |
Four valves which form two complete freshwater mussel specimens. The valves are tan in color with greenish hues on the exterior and reach a darker brown to black color near the hinges. The exterior of the valves have an angled arch that gives them a triangular shape. Thin striations radiate from the hinges of the valves. The interior of the shells are white in color with a slight pearlescent hue. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Ohio |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Bivalve Shell Aquatic Invertebrate Mollusc Freshwater Mussel River mussel Endangered |
Dimensions |
W-4.35 L-3.15 D-1.37 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-392 |