Wabash Pigtoe Mussel - button shell
Wabash Pigtoe Mussel - button shell
Wabash Pigtoe Mussel - button shell


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Mollusks (Mollusca) ➔ Wabash Pigtoe Mussel - button shell

Identifier:
2025.10.2
Description:

These button shell specimens were eroding out of the river bank of the St. Joseph's River at Niles, Michigan. The shells were collected at the location of the former J.A. Powers Button Works factory, which is now called Riverfront Park.  

Date:
September 2024
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 3
Source:
Gift of Joseph Rathbun
Related Entity:
Joseph E Rathbun (donor)