CAS Invertebrate Zoology (IZ)
Citation
Blum S, Fong J (2016). CAS Invertebrate Zoology (IZ). Version 14.2. California Academy of Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tiac99 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-05-12.Description
The electronic catalog of the invertebrate zoology collection at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Invertebrate animals from global localities, with an emphasis in the eastern Pacific and Indopacific. (Animalia less vertebrates, insects, arachnids, and myriapods). The collection holds an estimated 15,000,000 specimens in 750,000 lots. Approximately half of the collection is stored in fluid preservative, the other half is dry preserved.
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Contacts
Stanley Blumoriginator
position: Research Information Manager
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr.
San Francisco
94118
CA
Telephone: +1 (415) 379-5189
email: sblum@calacademy.org
Jon Fong
metadata author
position: Programmer
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr.
San Francisco
94118
CA
Telephone: +1 (415) 379-5280
email: jfong@calacademy.org
Christina Piotrowski
administrative point of contact
position: IZ Collections Manager, Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr.
San Francisco
94118
CA
US
Telephone: +1 (415) 379-5256
email: CPiotrowski@calacademy.org
homepage: http://www.calacademy.org/staff/ibss/invertebrate-zoology-and-geology/christina-piotrowski