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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
  • Afrogyrorbis (1)
  • Ancylus (1)
  • Anisus (7)
  • Armiger (2)
  • Bathyomphalus (1)
  • Biomphalaria (5)
  • Choanomphalus (2)
  • Glyptophysa (1)
  • Gundlachia (1)
  • Gyraulus (4)
  • Helisoma (3)
  • Hippeutis (1)
  • Planorbarius (3)
  • Planorbella (14)
  • Planorbis (5)
  • Segmentina (1)
  • Vorticifex (1)