Pleurobema descisum, 21-300


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Description

Eight auriform, freshwater valves, four complete bivalves. The shells are various shades of brown, ranging from dark brown to a dark tan. All of the specimens have a white umbo due to flaking and wear. The inner part of the shell is an iridescent white with a pink and green sheen. Muscle scars and the ventral margin is noticeable.


Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks


Details

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