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1972
Collection:
Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #161
Date: October 1, 1972
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; yellow internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Contributing Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc35228/
Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #670
Date: October 8, 1972
Creator: Pettit, J.
Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thick shell; yellow internal coloring; dark 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.
Contributing Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc34831/