Elliptio icterina, 21-454


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Description

Six freshwater mussels, three complete specimens. The exteriors are green-brown in color and have subtle growth lines along with vertical striations. The interiors are white to iridescent in coloration. One shell has pink discoloration on the interior. One bivalve is held secured by a delicate string.


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
South Carolina, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists