Arcidens confragosus, Specimen #1604 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Arcidens confragosus, Specimen #1604
Creator
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Collector: Kennedy, JamesCreator Type: Personal
Contributor
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Owner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage MuseumContributor Type: OrganizationContributor Info: Owner Institution Code: EFNHM
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Author: SayContributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Citation: (Say, 1829)
Date
- Creation: 1981
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
- Physical Description: One mussel shell (2 valves) : white and reddish-brown ; 100 - 120 mm
Subject
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Freshwater mussels -- Texas.
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Zoological specimens -- Texas.
- Keyword: shells
- Scientific Name: Arcidens confragosus
- Keyword: rock pocketbook
- Keyword: East Fork Trinity River
- Keyword: Trinity basin
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas
Collection
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Name: Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel CollectionCode: JOSEPH
Institution
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Name: Elm Fork Natural Heritage MuseumCode: EFNHM
Resource Type
- Specimen
Format
- Image
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: Catalog Number: 00001604
- Other: Alternate Catalog Number: C2
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38956
Degree
- Academic Department: Biological Sciences