Margaritifera hembeli, 21-470


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Description

Two freshwater mussel valves comprising one complete specimen. The exteriors are dark brown with visible slightly pronounced growth lines. The interior of the valves is iridescent tan and white with a pink and green sheen. The hinges are shallow and there are small visible muscle scars.


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
Louisiana, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists