| Description: | One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected. |
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| Location(s): | United States - Texas - Tarrant County |
| Creation Date: | September 8, 1971 |
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Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum
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Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection
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Total Uses: 8
Past 30 days: 1
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| Description: | One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected. |
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Biological Sciences
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1 mussel specimen (2 valves) : brown and white ; 120 mm. |
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| Keyword(s): | shells | giant floater | Lake Worth | Trinity basin | |
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Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum
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Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection
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| Resource Type: | Specimen | |
| Format: | Image | |
