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Quadrula aurea, Specimen #903

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the San Antonio basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: August 9, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph

Quadrula apiculata, Specimen #904

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the San Antonio basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: August 9, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph & Britton, Michael

Lampsilis teres, Specimen #1574

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: June 9, 1972
Creator: Britton, Joseph & Falzarano, A.

Truncilla truncata, Specimen #1228

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a triangular shape; thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Trinity basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: October 9, 1972
Creator: Pettit, J.

Truncilla macrodon, Specimen #1439

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: August 9, 1891
Creator: Walker, J. B.
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