Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Leptodea ochracea |
Object Description |
Two freshwater mussel valves (one complete specimen). The exteriors are dark brown to brown with dark green color bands, deep growth lines and striations. The thin periostracum is flaking at the umbos due to wear. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white color. The shells have deep muscle scars and small hinge teeth. The elliptical shells have rounded posterior and anterior edges. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Abbeville County/Abbeville |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Blanding, William, 1773-1857 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Bivalve Shell Mollusc Mussel Freshwater River mussel |
Dimensions |
W-5.6 L-3.71 D-1.12 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-437 |