Pyganodon cataracta

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Object Details

Collector

F. Burns

Microhabitat Description

Dredgings

River Basin

Potomac River Basin

Notes

Frank Burns; Collected at the dredgings on the Potomac Flats, 1890

Record Last Modified

19 Nov 2024

Specimen Count

12

Collection Date

1870

USNM Number

707481

Preparation

Dry

Place

East Potomac Park, Potomac River, Potomac Flats, District of Columbia, United States

Published Name

Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817)

Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817

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Invertebrate Zoology

Mollusca

National Park Service

Data Source

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39306108c-d368-4f62-a0ef-9cf032654d17

Record ID

nmnhinvertebratezoology_450027

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