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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)
Homepage: https://webportal.specifycloud.org/shellmuseum/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 25 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
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 - Nueva Esparta
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  • Boca Chica (1)
  • Coche Island (5)
  • El Yaque (1)
  • Guayacancito (4)
  • Isla Arapo (1)
  • Isla Coche (1)
  • Isla Margarita (10)
  • Juangriego (3)
  • La Asunciyn (1)
  • La Isleta (1)
  • Laguna de La Restinga National park (1)
  • Laguna de la Restinga (1)
  • Macanao (2)
  • Marcano (2)
  • Margarita Island (113)
  • Parque Nacional Laguna de La Restinga (1)
  • Playa Caribe (3)
  • Playa Punta de Mangele (1)
  • Playa el Tunal (7)
  • Playa la Galera (2)
  • Playa la Isleta (1)
  • S of Margarita Island (3)
  • W of Juangriego (1)
  • off Margarita Island (2)