Quadrula mortoni, Specimen #1093 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Quadrula mortoni, Specimen #1093
Creator
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Collector: Britton, JosephCreator Type: Personal
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Collector: Murphy, C.Creator Type: Personal
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Collector: Golightly, C.Creator Type: Personal
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Collector: Boone, ConstanceCreator 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: ConradContributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Citation: (Conrad, 1835)
Date
- Creation: 1975-10-05
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
- Physical Description: 1 mussel specimen (2 valves) : brown and white ; 60 - 100 mm.
Subject
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Freshwater mussels -- Texas.
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Zoological specimens -- Texas.
- Keyword: shells
- Scientific Name: Quadrula mortoni
- Keyword: western pimpleback
- Keyword: San Jacinto River
- Keyword: San Jacinto basin
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas - Montgomery 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: 00001093
- Other: Alternate Catalog Number: 7001-2
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc34721
Degree
- Academic Department: Biological Sciences