Lampsilis ovata, 21-286


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Description

Two freshwater valves, one complete bivalve. The shells are dark tan with black color bands that radiate from the umbo to the outer edge. The ventral side of the shell is an iridescent pearl white. Specimen 21-286.2 has a paper label adhered to the dorsal side and a label written on the shell on the ventral side.


Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks


Details

Date
1810
Creator
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
Contributor
  • Conrad, Timothy Abbott, 1803-1877
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
People
  • Conrad, Timothy Abbott, 1803-1877
  • Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Alabama, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists