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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
  • Amblychilepas (3)
  • Dendrofissurella (1)
  • Diodora (81)
  • Emarginella (1)
  • Emarginula (7)
  • Fissurella (79)
  • Fissurellidea (1)
  • Fissurisepta (1)
  • Hemimarginula (1)
  • Hemitoma (8)
  • Leurolepas (1)
  • Lucapina (7)
  • Lucapinella (5)
  • Macroschisma (2)
  • Megathura (10)
  • Montfortia (3)
  • Montfortista (3)
  • Montfortula (1)
  • Puncturella (4)
  • Scutus (9)
  • Tugali (5)