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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: 2 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
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
  • 129,679 specimen records
  • 59,229 (46%) georeferenced
  • 65 (0.05%) with images (70 total images)
  • 114,612 (88%) identified to species
  • 458 families
  • 2,312 genera
  • 8,400 species
  • 8,661 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
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