Obovaria arkansasensis, 21-313


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Description

Two valves comprising one complete freshwater mussel. The exteriors range in color from dark brown and tan to green with a thick periostracum that is flaking near the umbos due to wear. The interiors are iridescent silver to white. The valves have deep growth lines, striations, shallow muscle scars, and moderately sized hinge teeth. The valves have rounded anterior edges and squared posterior edges. The exterior surface of the valves is rough to the touch.


Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks


Details

Date
1810
Creator
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
Contributor
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
  • White, George Washington, 1802-1887
People
  • Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
  • White, George Washington, 1802-1887
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists