Pharus legumen, 21-336


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Description

One complete marine bivalve, though heavily damaged. The shells are an elongated bean shape. The shells are off-white in color with spots of darker brown, periostracum, near the edges. There are faint radiating striations that follow the curvature of the shell that cover the exterior. The interior of the shell is also an off-white color. The posterior and anterior margins of the shells are smooth and rounded.


Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks


Details

Date
1810
Creator
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
Contributor
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
People
  • Phillips, John H., 1800-1874, Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
England
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists