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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:

IPT ingestion

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

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Taxon Distribution

Taxon Distribution

Adelomelon (5)
Alcithoe (35)
Amoria (119)
Ampulla (6)
Arctomelon (2)
Athleta (23)
Calliotectum (9)
Callipara (16)
Cymbiola (182)
Cymbium (33)
Enaeta (9)
Ericusa (28)
Fulgoraria (49)
Fusivoluta (6)
Harpovoluta (1)
Harpulina (13)
Livonia (10)
Lyria (39)
Melo (43)
Miomelon (4)
Nannamoria (4)
Neptuneopsis (3)
Notovoluta (6)
Odontocymbiola (10)
Pachycymbiola (3)
Paramoria (2)
Plicoliva (3)
Provocator (8)
Saotomea (3)
Scaphella (36)
Voluta (34)
Volutoconus (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.

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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: 2 April 2024 IPT / DwC-A Source: IPT ingestion 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 Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution Taxon Distribution Taxon Distribution Adelomelon (5) Alcithoe (35) Amoria (119) Ampulla (6) Arctomelon (2) Athleta (23) Calliotectum (9) Callipara (16) Cymbiola (182) Cymbium (33) Enaeta (9) Ericusa (28) Fulgoraria (49) Fusivoluta (6) Harpovoluta (1) Harpulina (13) Livonia (10) Lyria (39) Melo (43) Miomelon (4) Nannamoria (4) Neptuneopsis (3) Notovoluta (6) Odontocymbiola (10) Pachycymbiola (3) Paramoria (2) Plicoliva (3) Provocator (8) Saotomea (3) Scaphella (36) Voluta (34) Volutoconus (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.