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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: 12 April 2023
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
Collection Statistics
  • 124,971 specimen records
  • 57,432 (46%) georeferenced
  • 453 families
  • 2,132 genera
  • 6,637 species
Extra Statistics