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Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS-INVERT)

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Marine Invertebrate Collection holds a diverse group of worldwide specimens, the largest portion being marine shells followed by terrestrial and freshwater shells, corals and echinoderms. The mid-sized collection dates from the early 1900's.
Contacts: Paula Cushing, Andrew Doll, paula.cushing@dmns.org, Andrew.Doll@dmns.org
Homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/zoology-collections/marine-invertebrates/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 May 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 36,495 specimen records
  • 27,705 (76%) georeferenced
  • 1,319 (4%) with images (3,329 total images)
  • 34,416 (94%) identified to species
  • 574 families
  • 3,000 genera
  • 10,656 species
  • 11,081 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Annulobalcis (1)
  • Apicalia (1)
  • Echineulima (4)
  • Ersilia (2)
  • Eulima (11)
  • Eulimostraca (4)
  • Haliella (1)
  • Hemiliostraca (4)
  • Melanella (65)
  • Microeulima (7)
  • Niso (16)
  • Parvioris (3)
  • Peasistilifer (1)
  • Pictobalcis (1)
  • Polygireulima (1)
  • Pyramidelloides (8)
  • Sabinella (1)
  • Scalenostoma (1)
  • Sticteulima (1)
  • Stilapex (1)
  • Stilifer (1)
  • Thyca (2)
  • Turveria (1)
  • Vitreobalcis (1)
  • Vitreolina (14)