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
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
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
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Alvania (63)
  • Boreocingula (7)
  • Cingula (22)
  • Lapsigyrus (1)
  • Merelina (1)
  • Onoba (21)
  • Rissoa (92)
  • Rissoina (44)
  • Schwartziella (2)
  • Voorwindia (2)
  • Zebina (2)