Elliptio hopetonensis, 21-001

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Description

Thirty-two complete freshwater mussels, sixty-four valves. The exteriors are a deep brown color with a thick periostracum. The interiors are a silver-like, white to purple. The valves are elongated with deep growth lines and striations.

Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks

Details

Date
1810
Creator
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
Contributor
  • Couper, James Hamilton, 1794-1866
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
  • White, George Washington, 1802-1887
People
  • Couper, James Hamilton, 1794-1866
  • Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
  • White, George Washington, 1802-1887
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Altamaha River, Washington County, Georgia, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists