Cyrtonaias tampicoensis, Specimen #186
Description:
One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date:
August 27, 1979
Creator:
Britton, Joseph; Britton, David; Britton, Michael & La Grove, M.
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Partner:
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum