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Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS-INVERT)

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Marine Invertebrate Collection holds a diverse group of worldwide specimens, the largest portion being marine shells followed by terrestrial and freshwater shells, corals and echinoderms. The mid-sized collection dates from the early 1900's.
Contacts: Paula Cushing, Andrew Doll, paula.cushing@dmns.org, Andrew.Doll@dmns.org
Homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/zoology-collections/marine-invertebrates/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 May 2023
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 33,132 specimen records
  • 26,059 (79%) georeferenced
  • 1,137 (3%) with images (3,174 total images)
  • 29,903 (90%) identified to species
  • 538 families
  • 2,743 genera
  • 9,515 species
  • 9,035 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics