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Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #680

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thick shell; pink internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: August 15, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #681

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thick shell; pink internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: August 15, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #682

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thick shell; pink internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: August 15, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Quadrula petrina, Specimen #989

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. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: August 15, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph & Britton, David
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Quadrula petrina, Specimen #990

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. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: August 16, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph & Britton, David
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Quadrula petrina, Specimen #991

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. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be very-long dead when collected.
Date: August 17, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph & Britton, David
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Quadrula petrina, Specimen #992

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. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: August 18, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph & Britton, David
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Quadrula petrina, Specimen #993

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Colorado basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date: August 19, 1979
Creator: Britton, Joseph & Britton, David
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum
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