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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
  • Adula (2)
  • Arcuatula (2)
  • Aulacomya (6)
  • Brachidontes (18)
  • Byssogerdius (1)
  • Choromytilus (4)
  • Crenella (2)
  • Geukensia (6)
  • Gigantidas (2)
  • Gregariella (2)
  • Idas (1)
  • Ischadium (2)
  • Leiosolenus (6)
  • Lithophaga (4)
  • Modiolus (33)
  • Musculus (13)
  • Mytella (3)
  • Mytilisepta (2)
  • Mytilus (46)
  • Perna (14)
  • Rhomboidella (1)
  • Septifer (10)
  • Stavelia (1)
  • Trichomya (2)
  • Zelithophaga (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.