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
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 )