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Object Name |
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris |
Object Description |
Three fan-shaped freshwater mussel valves (one complete specimen and a singular valve). The exteriors of the shells are an olive-tan color with darker brown bands radiating from the hinges of the shells and are also covered in radiating growth lines. The interiors are white in color with a faint glossy iridescent hue. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Tennessee |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Hume, William, 1801-1870 |
Search Terms |
Bivalve Mollusc Shell Aquatic Mussel Freshwater River mussel Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
H-4 W-5.6 D-1 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-347 |