Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
92.29.007 AB
Accession#:
92.29
Credit Line:
Donated by Caroline Jensen.
Object Name:
Shell
Title:
Truncate Softshell (Mya Truncata)
Description:
Two complete, attached bivalve shells, white with opening at truncate end. Papery remains of plants outside shell. Irregular lumpy growth rings. Off—white. Interior is shiny white with muscle scars on both ends. Concentric rings outside.
A — 2.625 inches by 1.75 inches by 1.25 inches showing yellow.
B — 2.125 inches by 1.5 inches by 1.125 inches.
Notes:
Donor's label reads: "Truncate Gaper Clam — Mya truncata about 2 1/2" long; shell oblong; truncated edges flaring. Found on Pearl Harbor Beach."
See 92.09.001
Search Terms:
Biological
Sea Animal
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