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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
  • Actinella (2)
  • Backeljaia (1)
  • Candidula (2)
  • Caseolus (3)
  • Cernuella (12)
  • Cochlicella (6)
  • Discula (2)
  • Disculella (1)
  • Geomitra (1)
  • Helicella (2)
  • Helicopsis (5)
  • Hystricella (1)
  • Microxeromagna (1)
  • Monilearia (5)
  • Obelus (5)
  • Orexana (1)
  • Serratorotula (1)
  • Trochoidea (4)
  • Xerocrassa (12)
  • Xerolenta (3)
  • Xeroleuca (2)
  • Xeropicta (5)
  • Xeroplexa (2)
  • Xerosecta (8)
  • Xerotricha (5)