Hippopus hippopus, 21-418


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Description

Two medium sized valves that form one complete saltwater clam. The shells are white and thick with what appear to be sproradic, purple-pink dashed lines. Growth lines appear from the hinge to the outer edge on the dorsal side. There are spines that become more prominent toward the center of the shell. The interiors of each valve are white with jagged edges. There are also two small drilled holes at the hinge.


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
East Indies
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists