Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #704 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #704
Contributor
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Owner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage MuseumContributor Type: OrganizationContributor Info: Owner Institution Code: EFNHM
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Author: LamarckContributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Citation: (Lamarck, 1819)
Date
- Creation: 1973-10-24
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thick shell; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
- Physical Description: 1 mussel specimen (1 valve) : dark 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: Potamilus purpuratus
- Keyword: bleufer
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
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: 00000704
- Other: Alternate Catalog Number: 592-01
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc34865
Degree
- Academic Department: Biological Sciences