Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum Mollusk Collection (BMNSM-BMSM)

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum collection currently encompasses about 133,000 catalogued lots, the collection consists of a vast majority of dry specimens and a small component of fluid-preserved material. The collection is worldwide in scope, but has a strong emphasis on material from Florida and the eastern seaboard of the US, and, in particular, Southwest Florida and the adjacent Gulf Mexico waters.

Science Director & Curator: José H. Leal, jleal@shellmuseum.org (ORCID #: 0000-0002-3786-0368)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 25 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum
3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road
Sanibel, FL   33957
United States
Collection Statistics
  • 135,035 specimen records
  • 34,820 (26%) georeferenced
  • 3,267 (2%) with images (3,366 total images)
  • 116,898 (87%) identified to species
  • 505 families
  • 3,259 genera
  • 13,927 species
  • 14,372 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution - Victoria
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  • Anderson Inlet (1)
  • Bellarine Peninsula (2)
  • Blairgowrie (2)
  • Brighton (3)
  • Cape Woolamai (1)
  • French Island (1)
  • Gleason Cranes (1)
  • Lakes Entrance (3)
  • Lorne (1)
  • Melbourne (4)
  • Mornington (1)
  • Nelson (1)
  • Philip I. (1)
  • Philip Island (1)
  • Phillip I. (1)
  • Phillip Island (3)
  • Point Arthur (1)
  • Port Bay (1)
  • Port Philip (1)
  • Port Phillip (1)
  • Port Phillips (1)
  • Port Sea Bass Straits (1)
  • Port Welshpool (5)
  • Portland (2)
  • Portsea (2)
  • Rye (1)
  • S Australia (1)
  • S.E. Australia (1)
  • SE Australia (2)
  • San Remo (1)
  • Sandy Point (3)
  • Somers (1)
  • South Gippsland (2)
  • St. Kilda (1)
  • Travancore (1)
  • Warrnambool (1)
  • Welshpool (1)
  • Western Port (1)
  • edge Bass Strait (1)