Quadrula aurea, Specimen #1657 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Quadrula aurea, Specimen #1657
Creator
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Collector: Hammontree, SarahCreator Type: Personal
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Collector: Pulliam, LaurenCreator Type: Personal
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Collector: Mabe, JefferyCreator Type: Personal
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Collector: Perry, HeatherCreator 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: 2011-06-08
Language
- No Language
Description
- Content Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; orange external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
- Physical Description: One mussel shell (2 valves) : white and orange ; 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 aurea
- Keyword: golden orb
- Keyword: San Antonio River
- Keyword: Guadalupe basin
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas - Goliad 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: 00001657
- Other: Alternate Catalog Number: 1-4C-Quadrula2-MR10
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38937
Degree
- Academic Department: Biological Sciences