Lampsilis bracteata, Specimen #1553

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Title

Main Title Lampsilis bracteata, Specimen #1553

Creator

Collector: Preston, J. R.

Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

Owner: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

Contributor Type: Organization
Author: Gould

Contributor Type: Personal

Contributor Info: Citation: (Gould, 1855)

Date

Creation: 1963-05-25

Language

No Language

Description

Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be very-recently dead when collected.
Physical Description: 1 mussel specimen (2 valves) : tan and white ; 0 - 60 mm.

Subject

Library of Congress Subject Headings: Freshwater mussels -- Texas.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Zoological specimens -- Texas.
Keyword: shells
Scientific Name: Lampsilis bracteata
Keyword: Texas fatmucket

Primary Source

Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

Place Name: United States - Texas - Menard County

Collection

Name: Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection

Code: JOSEPH

Institution

Name: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Code: EFNHM

Resource Type

Specimen

Format

Image

Identifier

Accession or Local Control No: Catalog Number: 00001553
Other: Alternate Catalog Number: 2591-1
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc34032

Degree

Academic Department: Biological Sciences