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Unio lanceolatus

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  • 3d model of Unio lanceolatus
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    Object Details

    Collector

    I. Lea

    Notes

    The catalog number was written incorrectly on the label as 85905, but is correctly written on the shells as 85906.

    Record Last Modified

    18 Apr 2025

    Specimen Count

    2

    Other Numbers

    erroneously catalog as : 85905

    USNM Number

    85906

    Preparation

    Dry

    Place

    Tar River, Tarborough, North Carolina, United States

    Published Name

    Unio lanceolatus Lea, 1828
    Elliptio lanceolata (Lea, 1827)

    Accepted Name

    Elliptio lanceolata (Lea, 1827)

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    Invertebrate Zoology
    Mollusca
    Lea collection
    Cyclical_IZ_TypeEndExt

    Data Source

    NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/383a2dbd7-1ce7-44e2-a34f-1f3deb40a671

    Record ID

    nmnhinvertebratezoology_522875

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