Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS-INVERT)

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Marine Invertebrate Collection holds a diverse group of worldwide specimens, the largest portion being marine shells followed by terrestrial and freshwater shells, corals and echinoderms. The mid-sized collection dates from the early 1900's.
Contacts: Paula Cushing, Andrew Doll, paula.cushing@dmns.org, Andrew.Doll@dmns.org
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 34,136 specimen records
  • 25,418 (74%) georeferenced
  • 1,304 (4%) with images (3,303 total images)
  • 32,411 (95%) identified to species
  • 549 families
  • 2,813 genera
  • 9,918 species
  • 10,267 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Albinaria (3)
  • Andinia (1)
  • Andiniella (1)
  • Atractophaedusa (1)
  • Boettgeria (3)
  • Delima (2)
  • Ehrmanniella (1)
  • Euphaedusa (1)
  • Formosana (2)
  • Galeata (1)
  • Gracilinenia (1)
  • Grandinenia (3)
  • Hemiphaedusa (1)
  • Incaglaia (2)
  • Isabellaria (1)
  • Laciniaria (1)
  • Liparophaedusa (1)
  • Macrogastra (2)
  • Mentissa (1)
  • Montenegrina (1)
  • Muticaria (1)
  • Neniella (1)
  • Oospira (1)
  • Peruinia (1)
  • Reinia (1)
  • Steeriana (1)
  • Sumelia (1)
  • Temesa (1)
  • Tropidauchenia (1)
  • Vestia (1)
  • Zaptyx (4)
  • Zilchiella (2)
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.