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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
Homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/zoology-collections/marine-invertebrates/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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
  • Aesopus (8)
  • Alcira (2)
  • Alia (8)
  • Amphissa (2)
  • Anachis (69)
  • Ascalista (1)
  • Astyris (11)
  • Clavistrombina (1)
  • Columbella (99)
  • Cosmioconcha (6)
  • Costoanachis (10)
  • Cotonopsis (4)
  • Decipifus (1)
  • Euplica (28)
  • Eurypyrene (1)
  • Falsuszafrona (3)
  • Glyptanachis (1)
  • Graphicomassa (12)
  • Indomitrella (1)
  • Mazatlania (5)
  • Metanachis (3)
  • Microcithara (2)
  • Mitrella (78)
  • Nassarina (3)
  • Nitidella (2)
  • Parametaria (11)
  • Pardalinops (7)
  • Parvanachis (19)
  • Pictocolumbella (3)
  • Pyrene (11)
  • Pyreneola (1)
  • Retizafra (1)
  • Rhombinella (1)
  • Seminella (10)
  • Sincola (4)
  • Steironepion (1)
  • Strombina (15)
  • Suturoglypta (13)
  • Zafra (8)
  • Zafrona (5)
  • Zetekia (1)
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.