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Obliquaria reflexa, Specimen #545

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a round shape; thick shell; bluish-white internal coloring; tan external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the Sulphur basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: May 1, 1977
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Obliquaria reflexa, Specimen #546

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a round shape; thick shell; bluish-white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the Sulphur basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.
Date: May 1, 1977
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Toxolasma parvum, Specimen #1120

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; bluish-white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Sulphur basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.
Date: May 1, 1977
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #669

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thick shell; purple internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Sulphur basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.
Date: May 26, 1977
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #646

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; thick shell; pink internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Sulphur basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.
Date: May 26, 1977
Creator: Britton, Joseph
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Megalonaias nervosa, Specimen #541

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Sulphur basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date: May 20, 1977
Creator: Britton, Joseph; Murphy, C.; Evans, P. & Hagan, J.
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Megalonaias nervosa, Specimen #542

Description: One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Sulphur basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.
Date: May 20, 1977
Creator: Britton, Joseph; Murphy, C.; Evans, P. & Hagan, J.
Partner: Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum
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