One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; pink internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Physical Description
1 mussel specimen (2 valves) : dark brown and pink ; 60 - 100 mm.
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specimen
as a primary source within our collections. Researchers, educators, and students may find this specimen useful in their work.
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Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum
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One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; pink internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Physical Description
1 mussel specimen (2 valves) : dark brown and pink ; 60 - 100 mm.
This specimen is part of the following collection of related materials.
Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection
Detailed images of freshwater mussel specimens found in and around Texas, along with information concerning their collection, identification, and physical attributes. Includes representative specimens for about 40 of the approximately 50 mussel species found in Texas.
Britton, Joseph; Britton, David; Britton, Michael & La Grove, M.Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #199,
specimen,
August 26, 1979;
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc35396/:
accessed April 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum.