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: 2 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Collection Statistics
  • 145,810 specimen records
  • 60,145 (41%) georeferenced
  • 22,759 (16%) with images (47,892 total images)
  • 85,712 (59%) identified to species
  • 1,787 families
  • 4,949 genera
  • 13,803 species
  • 13,918 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Adula (3)
  • Amygdalum (2)
  • Aulacomya (2)
  • Bathymodiolus (1)
  • Botula (1)
  • Brachidontes (14)
  • Crenella (64)
  • Dacrydium (1)
  • Fungiacava (1)
  • Geukensia (38)
  • Gregariella (6)
  • Idas (1)
  • Idasola (1)
  • Lioberus (1)
  • Lithodomus (2)
  • Lithophaga (48)
  • Lithophagus (15)
  • Modiola (45)
  • Modiolaria (40)
  • Modiolus (161)
  • Musculus (110)
  • Mytilus (183)
  • Perna (6)
  • Perumytilus (3)
  • Semimytilus (1)
  • Septifer (4)
  • Solamen (82)
  • Trichomya (5)