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
Alcyna (4 ) Antisolarium (1 ) Austrocochlea (17 ) Bankivia (5 ) Calliotrochus (1 ) Callumbonella (3 ) Calthalotia (9 ) Cantharidella (1 ) Cantharidus (14 ) Chlorodiloma (8 ) Chrysostoma (10 ) Clanculus (68 ) Clelandella (1 ) Coelotrochus (10 ) Diloma (34 ) Ethalia (3 ) Ethminolia (2 ) Eurytrochus (1 ) Gibbula (27 ) Halistylus (2 ) Isanda (1 ) Iwakawatrochus (2 ) Jujubinus (12 ) Kanekotrochus (1 ) Komaitrochus (2 ) Leiopyrga (1 ) Lirularia (5 ) Micrelenchus (10 ) Monilea (10 ) Monodonta (31 ) Notogibbula (1 ) Odontotrochus (1 ) Oxystele (15 ) Phasianotrochus (10 ) Phorcus (19 ) Pictodiloma (4 ) Priotrochus (2 ) Prothalotia (2 ) Pseudominolia (1 ) Pseudostomatella (6 ) Pseudotalopia (1 ) Roseaplagis (1 ) Rubritrochus (1 ) Sericominolia (1 ) Steromphala (22 ) Stomatella (8 ) Stomatia (8 ) Stomatolina (3 ) Synaptocochlea (6 ) Thalotia (1 ) Tosatrochus (1 ) Trochus (87 ) Umbonium (34 ) Zethalia (9 )