Quadrula aurea, Specimen #1087
Description:
One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a round shape; moderately thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the Nueces basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.
Date:
August 11, 1979
Creator:
Britton, Joseph & Britton, Mark
Partner:
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum