Lyonsia hyalina, 21-328


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Description

Six marine valves. The shells are an off-white color with darker spots near the edges of the shells and appear to be almost translucent near the hinges. The valves are covered in grooves that thicken as that radiate toward the edges of the shells. The beak of the shells is off centered and are surrounded by a faint iridescent color.


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
Massachusetts, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists