Solen marginatus, 21-323


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Description

Two valves comprising one complete saltwater clam. The exteriors are tan to ivory in color with purple colored streaks present. The shells are elongated and covered with growth lines and striations. The interiors are a slightly iridescent, tan to ivory color. The valves have shallow muscle scars and small hinge teeth. The valves are rectangular in shape, with a slight bend, which gives them more depth and creates a ""C"" shape when viewing them from the side. The shells have squared posterior edges and pointed anterior edges.


Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks


Details

Date
1810
Creator
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
Contributor
  • Foreman, Edward R., 1808-1885
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
People
  • Foreman, Edward R., 1808-1885
  • Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Europe
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists