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
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
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)