Collections
The collections in invertebrate zoology include
- Over 2.5 million specimens
- Historic specimens dating back to 1820
- Over 2,000 primary type specimens (those specimens used to describe a new species)
- Over 100,000 wet preserved specimens
- Four full-time curators
- Housed in a modern well-lit facility
- Comprehensive modern and antiquarian mollusk library
Search our collections database
Please note that only about 20% of our collection is digitized in our online database.
Tips for searching our database
- The 'Advanced' search fields are case sensitive. Please be sure to capitalize taxonomy and proper nouns to return correct results.
- The * character can be used as a wildcard for stemming searches both before and after a search term and within quoted strings. For example, searching on "*Stearns Wharf*" will find the string "Stearns Wharf" anywhere it might be embedded in that search field. Be sure to select "contains" from the operator dropdown picklist next to the field in which you are searching if you are doing a wildcard search.
- Checking the "Images" checkbox will limit your search to records with an attached image.
- If you would like to download your search results to a CSV file, click on the icon with the green arrow at the bottom of the screen.
If you have further questions regarding our database, please contact Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, Vanessa Delnavaz vdelnavaz@sbnature2.org.
