Uniomerus tetralasmus, Specimen #1244 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Uniomerus tetralasmus, Specimen #1244
Contributor
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Owner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage MuseumContributor Type: OrganizationContributor Info: Owner Institution Code: EFNHM
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Author: SayContributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Citation: (Say, 1831)
Date
- Creation: 1971-12-04
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thin shell; bluish-white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.
- Physical Description: 1 mussel specimen (1 valve) : tan and bluish-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: Uniomerus tetralasmus
- Keyword: pondhorn
- Keyword: Trinity basin
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas - Collin 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: 00001244
- Other: Alternate Catalog Number: 212-5
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc35201
Degree
- Academic Department: Biological Sciences