Quadrula houstonensis, Specimen #1104 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Quadrula houstonensis, Specimen #1104
Creator
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Collector: Golightly, C.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: Lea, I.Contributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Citation: (I. Lea, 1859)
Date
- Creation: 1980-07-20
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a round shape; thick shell; white internal coloring; 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.
- Physical Description: 1 mussel specimen (1 valve) : brown 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: Quadrula houstonensis
- Keyword: smooth pimpleback
- Keyword: Little Brazos River
- Keyword: Brazos basin
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas - Brazos 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: 00001104
- Other: Alternate Catalog Number: BR-17-6
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc34733
Degree
- Academic Department: Biological Sciences