Yale University Peabody Museum (IZ-YPM)

Primary strengths of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology include large holdings of Western Atlantic invertebrates represented not only by recently acquired specimens, but also by a strong historical component dating to the late 1800s, totaling approximately 3 million individuals, thousands of which are the type specimens of species new to science.
Contacts: Eric Lazo-Wasem, eric.lazo-wasem@yale.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 March 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Collection Statistics
  • 145,802 specimen records
  • 55,044 (38%) georeferenced
  • 22,758 (16%) with images (47,891 total images)
  • 85,562 (59%) identified to species
  • 1,785 families
  • 4,942 genera
  • 13,792 species
  • 13,907 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Anthenoides (2)
  • Ceramaster (2)
  • Chitonaster (3)
  • Fromia (6)
  • Goniaster (11)
  • Hippasteria (39)
  • Idalia (3)
  • Litonotaster (1)
  • Mediaster (7)
  • Neoferdina (2)
  • Nymphaster (10)
  • Ogmaster (2)
  • Pentagonaster (4)
  • Plinthaster (1)
  • Rosaster (2)
  • Tosia (3)