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SDNHM Marine Invertebrate Collection (SDNHM-MarineInvertebrates)

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The SDNHM Marine Invertebrates collection holds approximately 5 million specimens, emphasizing mollusks and crustaceans of southern California, Baja California, and the eastern Pacific. Also represented are worldwide collections in selected mollusk and crustacean groups. The collection holds 135 primary and 856 paratypes.

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GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/2a6e6cbf-3ac8-47b7-aba1-99a776fc5f18

Collection Statistics

  • 102,732 specimen records
  • 12,207 (12%) georeferenced
  • 91,083 (89%) with images (91,362 total images)
  • 69,784 (68%) identified to species
  • 589 families
  • 3,439 genera
  • 16,951 species
  • 17,698 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 12 March 2025
Global Unique Identifier: 3d9dd07d-15cf-4978-9d07-e31ea2c709ae
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Digital Metadata: EML File
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