Potamilus purpuratus, Specimen #686

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thick shell; pink internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures over 120 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.
Date: September 20, 1977
Creator: Golightly, C. & Evans, P.
System: The UNT Digital Library