Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #208
Description:
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 relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
August 16, 1973
Creator:
Britton, Joseph
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Partner:
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum