Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 1779
Primary Source Reference:
Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 45v
Notes:
The large bivalves were probably Tellina radiata, called sunrise or rising sun tellin, having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise.
Du Simitière's Common Name:
Rising sun bivalves
Current Common Name:
Sunrise tellin
Current Scientific Name
Tellina radiata
