ISM Ichthyology Collection

Meredith Mahoney

doi:10.15468/rwfwyc

ISM Ichthyology Collection

Citation

Mahoney M (2022). ISM Ichthyology Collection. Version 5.3. Illinois State Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rwfwyc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-17.

Description

The Illinois State Museum's zoology collections contain over 140,000 specimens representing mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and mollusks. The museum's collections of vertebrate skeletons and fresh water mollusks are among the most extensive of their type in the U.S. They include large series for many Midwestern species and constitute one of the best comparative collections in the country for the identification of animal remains from archaeological, paleontological, and contemporary forensic contexts.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Osteichthyes - 1935 Chondrichthyes - 15 Agnatha - 2

Agnatha
common name: Lampreys and Hagfish rank: class
Chondrichthyes
common name: Sharks and Rays rank: class
Osteichthyes
common name: Bony Fish rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Collections include many Midwestern species and constitute one of the best comparative collections in the country for the identification of animal remains from archaeological, paleontological, and contemporary forensic contexts.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Meredith Mahoney
originator
position: Assistant Curator of Zoology
Illinois State Museum
1011 E. Ash Street
Springfield
62703
Illinois
US
Telephone: 217-785-4843
email: Meredith.Mahoney@illinois.gov
homepage: http://IllinoisStateMuseum.org

Meredith Mahoney
metadata author
position: Assistant Curator of Zoology
Illinois State Museum
1011 E. Ash Street
Springfield
62703
Illinois
US
Telephone: 217-785-4843
email: Meredith.Mahoney@illinois.gov
homepage: http://IllinoisStateMuseum.org

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Progammer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

Meredith Mahoney
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Curator of Zoology
Illinois State Museum
1011 E. Ash Street
Springfield
62703
Illinois
US
Telephone: 217-785-4843
email: Meredith.Mahoney@illinois.gov
homepage: http://IllinoisStateMuseum.org