Amblema plicata, Specimen #102
Description:
One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; purplish-white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Brazos basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.
Date:
June 14, 1979
Creator:
Britton, Joseph; Brush, Sam & La Grove, M.
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Partner:
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum