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: 1 May 2024

IPT / DwC-A Source:

IPT ingestion

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Collection Statistics

36,495 specimen records
27,705 (76%) georeferenced
1,319 (4%) with images (3,329 total images)
34,416 (94%) identified to species
574 families
3,000 genera
10,656 species
11,081 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

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Taxon Distribution

Taxon Distribution

Africofusus (5)
Africolaria (2)
Apertifusus (2)
Araiofusus (2)
Aristofusus (3)
Aurantilaria (1)
Australaria (5)
Barbarofusus (2)
Benimakia (3)
Callifusus (7)
Chryseofusus (6)
Cinctura (24)
Cyrtulus (1)
Fasciolaria (27)
Filifusus (16)
Fractolatirus (1)
Fusinus (46)
Fusolatirus (3)
Goniofusus (13)
Granolaria (9)
Granulifusus (5)
Heilprinia (6)
Hemipolygona (3)
Hesperaptyxis (14)
Kilburnia (1)
Latirolagena (2)
Latirus (28)
Leucozonia (18)
Lugubrilaria (1)
Lyonsifusus (2)
Marmorofusus (10)
Nodolatirus (13)
Okutanius (1)
Opeatostoma (11)
Peristernia (27)
Pleuroploca (20)
Polygona (8)
Propefusus (11)
Pustulatirus (10)
Tarantinaea (2)
Taron (1)
Triplofusus (30)
Turrilatirus (9)

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile 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: 1 May 2024 IPT / DwC-A Source: IPT ingestion Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Collection Statistics 36,495 specimen records 27,705 (76%) georeferenced 1,319 (4%) with images (3,329 total images) 34,416 (94%) identified to species 574 families 3,000 genera 10,656 species 11,081 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution Taxon Distribution Taxon Distribution Africofusus (5) Africolaria (2) Apertifusus (2) Araiofusus (2) Aristofusus (3) Aurantilaria (1) Australaria (5) Barbarofusus (2) Benimakia (3) Callifusus (7) Chryseofusus (6) Cinctura (24) Cyrtulus (1) Fasciolaria (27) Filifusus (16) Fractolatirus (1) Fusinus (46) Fusolatirus (3) Goniofusus (13) Granolaria (9) Granulifusus (5) Heilprinia (6) Hemipolygona (3) Hesperaptyxis (14) Kilburnia (1) Latirolagena (2) Latirus (28) Leucozonia (18) Lugubrilaria (1) Lyonsifusus (2) Marmorofusus (10) Nodolatirus (13) Okutanius (1) Opeatostoma (11) Peristernia (27) Pleuroploca (20) Polygona (8) Propefusus (11) Pustulatirus (10) Tarantinaea (2) Taron (1) Triplofusus (30) Turrilatirus (9)
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.