Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection

David Shorthouse

doi:10.15468/esfi97

Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection

Citation

Shorthouse D (2018). Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection. Version 1.10. Canadian Museum of Nature. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/esfi97 accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-05-26.

Description

The Canadian Museum of Nature’s Mollusc Collection is the largest, most comprehensive collection of molluscs in Canada. The museum’s 165,000 lots are divided into two sections: dry shell collection and wet collection. Overall, the collection represents more than 350 families, collected in over 12 countries and numerous oceans.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Global distribution- Freshwater, terrestrial and marine

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

David Shorthouse
originator
position: Assistant Collections Information Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4066
email: dshorthouse@nature.ca
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230

David Shorthouse
metadata author
position: Assistant Collections Information Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
email: dshorthouse@nature.ca
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230

Jean-Marc Gagnon
curator
position: Curator, Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4066
email: jmgagnon@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/jean-marc-gagnon
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-4215

Yemisi Dare
point of contact
position: Collection Manager,Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-566-4736
email: ydare@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/yemisi-dare

Jean-Marc Gagnon
administrative point of contact
position: Curator, Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4066
email: jmgagnon@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/jean-marc-gagnon
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-4215

Yemisi Dare
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager, Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 613-566-4736
email: ydare@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/yemisi-dare