Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 2, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 115
Notes:
Palaemon is a genus with almost four dozen species of caridean shrimp of the family Palaemonidae.
Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D. was appointed the Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Current Scientific Name
Palaemon
