Amblema plicata, Specimen #74
Description:
One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; reddish-brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of ridges. Collected in the Guadalupe basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be very-long dead when collected.
Date:
August 23, 1979
Creator:
Britton, Joseph; Britton, David; Britton, Michael & La Grove, M.
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Partner:
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum