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Arizona State University Mollusk Collection (ASU-ASUMOC)

The ASU Mollusk Collection consists primarily of two collections donated by Chester W. Melville in 1966 (approximately 40,000 shells) and Edwin C. Roworth in 1982 (approximately 122,000 shells), with a collection of fossil shells donated by H. Kennedy and a few other small collections by several other individuals. For further information and to arrange a visit or loan, please contact Director of Biocollections Dr. Nico Franz (nico.franz@asu.edu), Volunteer Curator Dale Snyder (dseasheller@gmail.com), or Collection Manager Dr. Sangmi Lee (slee281@asu.edu).

Contacts: Dale Snyder, dseasheller@gmail.com

Collection Manager: Sangmi Lee, SLEE281@ASU.EDU (ORCID #: 0000-0002-9636-8242)

Homepage: https://biokic.asu.edu/collections/mollusk-collection

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: 9601a6ab-d45a-4263-831b-11903d717a39

DwC-Archive Access Point: https://invertebase.org/portal/content/dwca/ASU-ASUMOC_DwC-A.zip

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

Collection Statistics

2,185 specimen records
1,881 (86%) georeferenced
1 (0.05%) with images (3 total images)
1,933 (88%) identified to species
19 families
112 genera
299 species
397 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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This project is supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology through an award titled "Advancing Revisionary Taxonomy and Systematics: Integrative Research and Training in Tropical Taxonomy" (DEB-1456674). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile Arizona State University Mollusk Collection (ASU-ASUMOC) The ASU Mollusk Collection consists primarily of two collections donated by Chester W. Melville in 1966 (approximately 40,000 shells) and Edwin C. Roworth in 1982 (approximately 122,000 shells), with a collection of fossil shells donated by H. Kennedy and a few other small collections by several other individuals. For further information and to arrange a visit or loan, please contact Director of Biocollections Dr. Nico Franz (nico.franz@asu.edu), Volunteer Curator Dale Snyder (dseasheller@gmail.com), or Collection Manager Dr. Sangmi Lee (slee281@asu.edu). Contacts: Dale Snyder, dseasheller@gmail.com Collection Manager: Sangmi Lee, SLEE281@ASU.EDU (ORCID #: 0000-0002-9636-8242) Homepage: https://biokic.asu.edu/collections/mollusk-collection Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 9601a6ab-d45a-4263-831b-11903d717a39 DwC-Archive Access Point: https://invertebase.org/portal/content/dwca/ASU-ASUMOC_DwC-A.zip Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain) Collection Statistics 2,185 specimen records 1,881 (86%) georeferenced 1 (0.05%) with images (3 total images) 1,933 (88%) identified to species 19 families 112 genera 299 species 397 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
This project is supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology through an award titled "Advancing Revisionary Taxonomy and Systematics: Integrative Research and Training in Tropical Taxonomy" (DEB-1456674). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.