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
Aequipecten (31 ) Amusium (2 ) Anguipecten (6 ) Annachlamys (17 ) Antillipecten (2 ) Argopecten (79 ) Austrochlamys (1 ) Azumapecten (13 ) Bractechlamys (16 ) Caribachlamys (22 ) Chlamys (24 ) Complicachlamys (1 ) Coralichlamys (2 ) Crassadoma (5 ) Cryptopecten (11 ) Decatopecten (27 ) Delectopecten (4 ) Dentamussium (2 ) Equichlamys (5 ) Euvola (29 ) Excellichlamys (4 ) Flexopecten (15 ) Gloripallium (15 ) Haumea (8 ) Juxtamusium (4 ) Karnekampia (1 ) Laevichlamys (34 ) Leopecten (7 ) Leptopecten (18 ) Lindapecten (16 ) Lissochlamys (2 ) Manupecten (1 ) Mesopeplum (5 ) Mimachlamys (92 ) Minnivola (5 ) Mirapecten (16 ) Mizuhopecten (2 ) Nodipecten (29 ) Notochlamys (3 ) Palliolum (4 ) Pascahinnites (6 ) Patinopecten (4 ) Pecten (70 ) Pedum (1 ) Placopecten (3 ) Pseudamussium (4 ) Scaeochlamys (8 ) Semipallium (22 ) Serratovola (6 ) Spathochlamys (7 ) Swiftopecten (8 ) Talochlamys (21 ) Veprichlamys (6 ) Volachlamys (9 ) Ylistrum (11 ) Zygochlamys (7 )