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 October 2023
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 34,136 specimen records
  • 25,418 (74%) georeferenced
  • 1,304 (4%) with images (3,303 total images)
  • 32,410 (95%) identified to species
  • 549 families
  • 2,813 genera
  • 9,917 species
  • 10,266 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Aesopus (8)
  • Alcira (2)
  • Alia (8)
  • Amphissa (2)
  • Anachis (69)
  • Ascalista (1)
  • Astyris (11)
  • Clavistrombina (1)
  • Columbella (99)
  • Cosmioconcha (6)
  • Costoanachis (10)
  • Cotonopsis (4)
  • Decipifus (1)
  • Euplica (28)
  • Eurypyrene (1)
  • Falsuszafrona (3)
  • Glyptanachis (1)
  • Graphicomassa (12)
  • Indomitrella (1)
  • Mazatlania (5)
  • Metanachis (3)
  • Microcithara (2)
  • Mitrella (78)
  • Nassarina (3)
  • Nitidella (2)
  • Parametaria (11)
  • Pardalinops (7)
  • Parvanachis (19)
  • Pictocolumbella (3)
  • Pyrene (11)
  • Pyreneola (1)
  • Retizafra (1)
  • Rhombinella (1)
  • Seminella (10)
  • Sincola (4)
  • Steironepion (1)
  • Strombina (15)
  • Suturoglypta (13)
  • Zafra (8)
  • Zafrona (5)
  • Zetekia (1)