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
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 May 2024
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
Annepona (7 ) Arestorides (19 ) Austrasiatica (7 ) Austrocypraea (4 ) Barycypraea (5 ) Bistolida (67 ) Blasicrura (9 ) Callistocypraea (15 ) Chelycypraea (13 ) Contradusta (19 ) Cribrarula (63 ) Cryptocypraea (2 ) Cypraea (83 ) Cypraeovula (56 ) Eclogavena (38 ) Erronea (166 ) Ficadusta (7 ) Ipsa (9 ) Leporicypraea (27 ) Luria (106 ) Lyncina (236 ) Macrocypraea (47 ) Mauritia (224 ) Melicerona (21 ) Monetaria (250 ) Muracypraea (13 ) Naria (315 ) Neobernaya (17 ) Nesiocypraea (5 ) Notadusta (1 ) Notocypraea (44 ) Nucleolaria (36 ) Ovatipsa (41 ) Palmadusta (99 ) Palmulacypraea (5 ) Paradusta (10 ) Perisserosa (8 ) Propustularia (2 ) Pseudozonaria (47 ) Purpuradusta (62 ) Pustularia (65 ) Ransoniella (13 ) Raybaudia (3 ) Siphocypraea (1 ) Staphylaea (51 ) Talostolida (45 ) Talparia (25 ) Trona (8 ) Umbilia (22 ) Zoila (55 ) Zonaria (24 )