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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
  • Atrimitra (9)
  • Calcimitra (9)
  • Cancilla (10)
  • Cancillopsis (1)
  • Carinomitra (6)
  • Condylomitra (7)
  • Dibaphimitra (3)
  • Domiporta (30)
  • Episcomitra (4)
  • Eumitra (1)
  • Gemmulimitra (7)
  • Imbricaria (43)
  • Imbricariopsis (11)
  • Isara (31)
  • Mitra (85)
  • Nebularia (92)
  • Neocancilla (28)
  • Neotiara (25)
  • Pleioptygma (1)
  • Probata (7)
  • Profundimitra (1)
  • Pseudonebularia (55)
  • Pterygia (46)
  • Quasimitra (37)
  • Roseomitra (10)
  • Scabricola (38)
  • Strigatella (159)
  • Subcancilla (27)
  • Swainsonia (18)
  • Ziba (4)