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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
  • Afsharius (1)
  • Ameritella (15)
  • Arcopaginula (1)
  • Ardeamya (1)
  • Austromacoma (1)
  • Bartschicoma (3)
  • Cadella (1)
  • Cyclotellina (3)
  • Dallitellina (4)
  • Eurytellina (36)
  • Fabulina (1)
  • Hanleyanus (1)
  • Jactellina (1)
  • Jitlada (2)
  • Johnsonella (6)
  • Laciolina (5)
  • Leporimetis (5)
  • Limecola (2)
  • Macoma (6)
  • Macomangulus (3)
  • Macomona (7)
  • Macoploma (4)
  • Megangulus (5)
  • Moerella (9)
  • Peronaea (1)
  • Peronidia (2)
  • Pharaonella (3)
  • Phylloda (1)
  • Psammacoma (1)
  • Psammotreta (3)
  • Pseudarcopagia (1)
  • Pseudomacalia (1)
  • Quadrans (1)
  • Quidnipagus (19)
  • Rexithaerus (6)
  • Scissula (1)
  • Scissulina (5)
  • Scutarcopagia (12)
  • Serratina (2)
  • Strigilla (11)
  • Sylvanus (1)
  • Tampaella (5)
  • Tellidora (4)
  • Tellina (16)
  • Tellinella (19)
  • Tellinidella (1)
  • Tellinides (2)
  • Tellinimactra (1)
  • Tellinota (4)
  • Tonganaella (7)
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.