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
  • Acanthina (1)
  • Bolinus (1)
  • Boreotrophon (2)
  • Ceratostoma (2)
  • Chicoreus (13)
  • Concholepas (4)
  • Coralliophila (25)
  • Cuma (1)
  • Drupa (64)
  • Drupella (1)
  • Eupleura (27)
  • Hexaplex (5)
  • Lepsiella (2)
  • Monoceros (9)
  • Morula (49)
  • Murex (147)
  • Murexsul (1)
  • Muricanthus (2)
  • Muricidea (4)
  • Muricopsis (5)
  • Nassa (129)
  • Nucella (36)
  • Ocenebra (1)
  • Ocinebra (2)
  • Phyllonotus (20)
  • Plicopurpura (3)
  • Pteropurpura (2)
  • Pterotyphis (1)
  • Purpura (133)
  • Rapana (4)
  • Reishia (2)
  • Ricinula (16)
  • Siratus (14)
  • Sistrum (3)
  • Stramonita (1)
  • Thais (111)
  • Trophon (18)
  • Trophonella (1)
  • Typhis (1)
  • Urosalpinx (72)
  • Vexilla (1)
  • Vitularia (3)
  • Zeatrophon (1)