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
  • Alcyna (4)
  • Antisolarium (1)
  • Austrocochlea (16)
  • Bankivia (5)
  • Calliotrochus (1)
  • Callumbonella (3)
  • Calthalotia (9)
  • Cantharidella (1)
  • Cantharidus (14)
  • Chlorodiloma (7)
  • Chrysostoma (10)
  • Clanculus (66)
  • Clelandella (1)
  • Coelotrochus (10)
  • Diloma (34)
  • Ethalia (3)
  • Ethminolia (2)
  • Eurytrochus (1)
  • Gibbula (25)
  • Halistylus (2)
  • Isanda (1)
  • Iwakawatrochus (2)
  • Jujubinus (12)
  • Kanekotrochus (1)
  • Komaitrochus (2)
  • Leiopyrga (1)
  • Lirularia (5)
  • Micrelenchus (10)
  • Monilea (10)
  • Monodonta (31)
  • Notogibbula (1)
  • Odontotrochus (1)
  • Oxystele (15)
  • Phasianotrochus (10)
  • Phorcus (15)
  • Pictodiloma (4)
  • Priotrochus (2)
  • Prothalotia (2)
  • Pseudominolia (1)
  • Pseudostomatella (5)
  • Pseudotalopia (1)
  • Roseaplagis (1)
  • Rubritrochus (1)
  • Sericominolia (1)
  • Steromphala (19)
  • Stomatella (8)
  • Stomatia (7)
  • Stomatolina (3)
  • Synaptocochlea (6)
  • Thalotia (1)
  • Tosatrochus (1)
  • Trochus (86)
  • Umbonium (33)
  • Zethalia (9)