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
Acuticosta (1 ) Alasmidonta (1 ) Amblema (10 ) Anodonta (3 ) Bineurus (1 ) Cambarunio (1 ) Coelatura (1 ) Cyclonaias (12 ) Cyprogenia (2 ) Ellipsaria (2 ) Elliptio (13 ) Epioblasma (3 ) Eurynia (4 ) Fusconaia (8 ) Glebula (1 ) Hyriopsis (2 ) Lamellidens (1 ) Lamprotula (2 ) Lampsilis (20 ) Lanceolaria (3 ) Lasmigona (6 ) Leaunio (2 ) Lemiox (1 ) Lens (1 ) Ligumia (3 ) Medionidus (1 ) Megalonaias (2 ) Nodularia (5 ) Nyassunio (1 ) Obliquaria (5 ) Obovaria (2 ) Ortmanniana (8 ) Paetulunio (2 ) Physunio (1 ) Pilsbryoconcha (1 ) Plectomerus (1 ) Plethobasus (4 ) Pleurobema (9 ) Pleuronaia (1 ) Potamilus (14 ) Ptychobranchus (3 ) Pyganodon (6 ) Quadrula (5 ) Reginaia (1 ) Sagittunio (2 ) Scabies (1 ) Schistodesmus (1 ) Sinanodonta (1 ) Strophitus (1 ) Theliderma (6 ) Trapezidens (1 ) Tritogonia (5 ) Truncilla (3 ) Unio (5 ) Uniomerus (1 ) Utterbackia (1 ) Venustaconcha (1 )