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
  • Austromactra (4)
  • Crassula (7)
  • Harvella (1)
  • Lutraria (2)
  • Mactra (21)
  • Mactrellona (5)
  • Mactromeris (3)
  • Mactrotoma (9)
  • Mulinia (9)
  • Rangia (2)
  • Resania (2)
  • Scissodesma (1)
  • Simomactra (2)
  • Spisula (22)
  • Tresus (4)