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
  • Amphitrite (71)
  • Chaetobranchus (7)
  • Enoplobranchus (35)
  • Eupolymnia (9)
  • Eupomatus (1)
  • Grymaea (7)
  • Lanassa (1)
  • Leaena (4)
  • Loimia (5)
  • Lysilla (1)
  • Nicolea (43)
  • Pista (25)
  • Polycirrus (42)
  • Protothelepus (1)
  • Scionopsis (6)
  • Streblosoma (3)
  • Terebella (9)
  • Terebellides (48)
  • Thelepus (69)