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CollectionABDUZ University of Aberdeen, Zoology Museum
Object NameMytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Edible Blue Mussel
Mytilus
Mytilidae
Mytilida
Bivalvia
Object NumberABDUZ:12788
Other NumberRN:12,788, MOL:04.02.021, Dawson No. 26
Other Number TypeBiocode & Record Number
CreatorUOA\S04hc6
Brief DescriptionDry, mollusc shell only (both valves present). Attached to piece of cardstock with three other specimens of the same species, and handwritten label.
DimensionsL: 11 x W: 17mm
MaterialsOrganic, shell
ConditionFair
ColourDark blue, black, purple
CompletenessComplete
Associated Object NumberABDUZ:8069, 12789
Place KeyEurope, United Kingdom, Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Cruden
Field CollectorDawson, R.
Inscription ContentOriginal label attached to cardstock reads 'Mytilus edulis var. incurva. Shetland, Cruden, Lands End'.
Publication NoteCopy of Dawson, Robert. 1870. 'Catalogue of The Mollusca of the Counties of Aberdeen, Banff, and Moray, and the Neighbouring Seas'. Page 4, Family V Mytilidae, Genus I, Mytilus, Entry 3.
Aquisition SourceDawson, R.
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