Lampsilis teres, Specimen #388 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Lampsilis teres, Specimen #388
Creator
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Collector: Britton, JosephCreator Type: Personal
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Collector: Britton, DavidCreator Type: Personal
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Collector: Britton, MichaelCreator Type: Personal
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Collector: La Grove, M.Creator 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: RafinesqueContributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Citation: (Rafinesque, 1820)
Date
- Creation: 1979-08-27
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
- Physical Description: 1 mussel specimen (2 valves) : tan and white ; 100 - 120 mm.
Subject
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Freshwater mussels -- Texas.
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Zoological specimens -- Texas.
- Keyword: shells
- Scientific Name: Lampsilis teres
- Keyword: yellow sandshell
- Keyword: Frio River
- Keyword: Nueces basin
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas - McMullen County
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: 00000388
- Other: Alternate Catalog Number: 4139-5
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc34430
Degree
- Academic Department: Biological Sciences