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New York State Museum Malacology Collection (NYSM-malacology)

The New York State Museum’s malacological collection is comprised of over 6,000 recorded lots of over 19,000 specimens. Bivalvia (marine and freshwater clams and mussels) and Gastropoda (marine, terrestrial, and freshwater snails and slugs) make up a bulk of the collection. The Blinn Collection of marine shells, the recent acquisitions of the Cornell University collection of central New York aquatic molluscs, and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s collection of freshwater mussels from northern NY has given the Museum's malacological holdings increased depth and importance. Ongoing Museum surveys of waterbodies in New York State contribute freshwater snail and mussel specimens to the collection.
Malacology Collections Manager: Denise Mayer, denise.mayer@nysed.gov
Contacts: Ryan Whitehouse, Ryan.Whitehouse@nysed.gov
Homepage: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/biology/malacology
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
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Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
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