Pyganodon grandis, Specimen #730
Description:
One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; bluish-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 relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
November 7, 1971
Creator:
Britton, Joseph
Partner:
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum