An Unusual Freshwater Mussel Shell Morphology from Three Archaeological Sites in the Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Basin

Joseph Mitchell and Evan Peacock

Environmental Archaeology, 2023, vol. 28, issue 6, 398-403

Abstract: We discuss a previously undescribed shell morphology in unionid mussels from three archaeological sites in western Mississippi. Similar shell features are observed across multiple genera, indicating a possible phenotypic response to an as-of-yet unidentified environmental factor. Targeted research of this phenomenon may lead to applications in paleohydrology and environmental archaeology.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/14614103.2021.1930973

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