Mactromeris polynyma, 21-447


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Description

Six saltwater clam valves, three complete clams. The exteriors are light brown to tan in color with a thin periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors are a slightly iridescent, white color with a small amount of silver interior nacre. The ellipse shaped shells are elongated and are covered with growth lines and striations. The shells have very shallow muscle scars, small hinge teeth, pointed anterior edges and rounded posterior edges.


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
New England
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists