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
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
Collection Statistics
34,136 specimen records
25,418 (74%) georeferenced
1,304 (4%) with images (3,303 total images) 32,411 (95%) identified to species 549 families 2,813 genera 9,918 species 10,267 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
Acusta (2 ) Aegista (5 ) Ainohelix (1 ) Albersia (1 ) Amphidromus (128 ) Amplirhagada (1 ) Anixa (11 ) Basedowena (2 ) Beddomea (2 ) Bentosites (4 ) Bradybaena (6 ) Calocochlea (38 ) Camaena (1 ) Canefriula (3 ) Canistrum (4 ) Chloraea (16 ) Chloritis (13 ) Chrysallis (18 ) Cochlodryas (4 ) Cochlostyla (3 ) Crystallopsis (3 ) Cupedora (1 ) Discoconcha (1 ) Dolichostyla (18 ) Dryocochlias (4 ) Euhadra (9 ) Eurytrachia (1 ) Falspleuroxia (1 ) Figuladra (9 ) Forcartia (4 ) Fruticicola (8 ) Gnarosophia (1 ) Hadra (4 ) Helicobulinus (5 ) Helicostyla (55 ) Hypselostyla (22 ) Karaftohelix (1 ) Laeocathaica (3 ) Landouria (2 ) Letitia (2 ) Marilynessa (2 ) Megalacron (20 ) Mesanella (2 ) Mesodontrachia (1 ) Moellendorffia (2 ) Nesiohelix (1 ) Obba (23 ) Ogeramua (1 ) Pachysphaera (5 ) Papuina (27 ) Papustyla (13 ) Parachloritis (1 ) Phoenicobius (9 ) Planispira (5 ) Plectorhagada (1 ) Plectotropis (4 ) Ponsadenia (1 ) Promonturconchum (1 ) Pseudotrachia (1 ) Pyrochilus (1 ) Quistrachia (2 ) Rhagada (4 ) Rhynchotrochus (13 ) Satsuma (2 ) Sinumelon (3 ) Sphaerospira (3 ) Stenogyropsis (1 ) Steorra (1 ) Stilpnodiscus (1 ) Strepsitaurus (1 ) Temporena (2 ) Thersites (1 ) Torresitrachia (1 ) Trachia (1 ) Trachystyla (2 ) Trishoplita (2 ) Xanthomelon (2 )