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Yale University Peabody Museum (IZ-YPM)

Primary strengths of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology include large holdings of Western Atlantic invertebrates represented not only by recently acquired specimens, but also by a strong historical component dating to the late 1800s, totaling approximately 3 million individuals, thousands of which are the type specimens of species new to science.
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Collection Statistics

  • 145,810 specimen records
  • 60,145 (41%) georeferenced
  • 22,759 (16%) with media (47,892 total media)
  • 85,712 (59%) identified to species
  • 1,787 families
  • 4,948 genera
  • 13,803 species
  • 13,918 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: IPT ingestion
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Rights Holder: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History