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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Malacology Collection (LACM-Malacology)

Marine and terrestrial mollusks with an emphasis on marine gastropods from the Eastern Pacific, though worldwide in scope.

Associate Curator: Jann Vendetti, jvendetti@nhm.org (ORCID #: 0000-0003-2260-7762)

Collections Manager: Lindsey Groves, lgroves@nhm.org

Homepage: https://nhm.org/research-collections/departments-and-programs/malacology

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 3 January 2025

IPT / DwC-A Source:

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Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

Rights Holder: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation

Address:

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Malacology

900 Exposition Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90007

United States

https://nhm.org/research-collections/departments-and-programs/malacology

Collection Statistics

135,126 specimen records
62,388 (46%) georeferenced
203 (0.15%) with images (396 total images)
121,001 (90%) identified to species
458 families
2,353 genera
8,730 species
9,051 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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This project is supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology through an award titled "Advancing Revisionary Taxonomy and Systematics: Integrative Research and Training in Tropical Taxonomy" (DEB-1456674). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Malacology Collection (LACM-Malacology) Marine and terrestrial mollusks with an emphasis on marine gastropods from the Eastern Pacific, though worldwide in scope. Associate Curator: Jann Vendetti, jvendetti@nhm.org (ORCID #: 0000-0003-2260-7762) Collections Manager: Lindsey Groves, lgroves@nhm.org Homepage: https://nhm.org/research-collections/departments-and-programs/malacology Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 3 January 2025 IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) Rights Holder: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation Address: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Malacology 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 United States https://nhm.org/research-collections/departments-and-programs/malacology Collection Statistics 135,126 specimen records 62,388 (46%) georeferenced 203 (0.15%) with images (396 total images) 121,001 (90%) identified to species 458 families 2,353 genera 8,730 species 9,051 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
This project is supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology through an award titled "Advancing Revisionary Taxonomy and Systematics: Integrative Research and Training in Tropical Taxonomy" (DEB-1456674). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.