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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
  • Acanthais (12)
  • Acanthina (5)
  • Acanthinucella (15)
  • Afritrophon (2)
  • Agnewia (3)
  • Aspella (12)
  • Attiliosa (2)
  • Austrotrophon (1)
  • Axymene (1)
  • Azumamorula (1)
  • Babelomurex (60)
  • Bedeva (5)
  • Bedevina (3)
  • Bolinus (20)
  • Boreotrophon (8)
  • Calcitrapessa (2)
  • Calotrophon (6)
  • Ceratostoma (40)
  • Chicocenebra (2)
  • Chicomurex (11)
  • Chicoreus (233)
  • Chorus (2)
  • Claremontiella (2)
  • Concholepas (2)
  • Coralliophila (87)
  • Coronium (3)
  • Crassilabrum (1)
  • Cronia (5)
  • Cymia (2)
  • Cytharomorula (4)
  • Dermomurex (10)
  • Dicathais (20)
  • Drupa (77)
  • Drupella (21)
  • Drupina (11)
  • Enixotrophon (2)
  • Ergalatax (2)
  • Eupleura (43)
  • Favartia (37)
  • Forreria (6)
  • Gracilipurpura (2)
  • Hadriania (3)
  • Haustellotyphis (2)
  • Haustellum (33)
  • Haustrum (13)
  • Hexaplex (108)
  • Hirtomurex (8)
  • Homalocantha (47)
  • Indothais (7)
  • Jaton (1)
  • Lataxiena (2)
  • Latiaxis (12)
  • Lauta (1)
  • Leptoconchus (4)
  • Maculotriton (6)
  • Magilus (4)
  • Mancinella (20)
  • Maxwellia (6)
  • Menathais (10)
  • Mexacanthina (10)
  • Mipus (14)
  • Monstrotyphis (2)
  • Morula (32)
  • Murex (98)
  • Murexsul (22)
  • Muricanthus (32)
  • Murichorda (9)
  • Muricodrupa (2)
  • Muricopsis (16)
  • Naquetia (14)
  • Nassa (18)
  • Neorapana (13)
  • Neothais (3)
  • Nipponotrophon (3)
  • Nodulotrophon (3)
  • Nucella (62)
  • Ocenebra (15)
  • Ocinebrellus (12)
  • Ocinebrina (3)
  • Oppomorus (2)
  • Orania (9)
  • Paciocinebrina (18)
  • Pagodula (7)
  • Paratrophon (6)
  • Pascula (6)
  • Paziella (6)
  • Pazinotus (1)
  • Phycothais (1)
  • Phyllocoma (2)
  • Phyllonotus (87)
  • Pinaxia (5)
  • Plicopurpura (20)
  • Poirieria (7)
  • Poropteron (4)
  • Prototyphis (2)
  • Pterochelus (21)
  • Pteropurpura (51)
  • Pterynotus (29)
  • Purpura (20)
  • Purpurellus (9)
  • Pygmaepterys (3)
  • Rapa (10)
  • Rapana (17)
  • Reishia (8)
  • Rolandiella (1)
  • Roperia (8)
  • Scabrotrophon (4)
  • Semiricinula (8)
  • Siphonochelus (1)
  • Siratus (31)
  • Spinidrupa (1)
  • Stramonita (34)
  • Tenguella (10)
  • Thais (2)
  • Thaisella (13)
  • Timbellus (6)
  • Trachypollia (4)
  • Tribulus (5)
  • Tripterotyphis (3)
  • Trochia (2)
  • Trophon (16)
  • Trophonopsis (2)
  • Tylothais (19)
  • Typhina (2)
  • Typhinellus (3)
  • Typhisopsis (2)
  • Urosalpinx (13)
  • Vasula (24)
  • Vaughtia (9)
  • Vexilla (4)
  • Vitularia (15)
  • Vokesimurex (91)
  • Vokesinotus (5)
  • Xanthochorus (2)
  • Xenotrophon (1)
  • Xymene (1)
  • Xymenopsis (6)
  • Zacatrophon (1)
  • Zeatrophon (10)
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.