Ohio Wesleyan University Invertebrate Specimens (Arctos)

Josh Pletcher; Lisa Tabak

doi:10.15468/s6s7eb

Ohio Wesleyan University Invertebrate Specimens (Arctos)

Citation

Pletcher J, Tabak L (2024). Ohio Wesleyan University Invertebrate Specimens (Arctos). Version 1.41. Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/s6s7eb accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

The invertebrate collection at the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History consists of a selection of specimens from a wide range of taxa. Major collections include Pacific and Atlantic corals, gastropod and bivalve mollusc shells, and crustaceans. In addition, the collection includes a set of marine invertebrates collected by the US Fish Commission and donated by the Smithsonian Institution in 1883.

Purpose

Invertebrate reference and teaching collection

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Annelida, Arthropoda, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Chaetognatha, Chordata, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Echinodermata, Hemichordata, Mollusca, Nematoda, Onychophora, Platyhelminthes, Porifera

Annelida
rank: phylum
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Brachiopoda
rank: phylum
Bryozoa
rank: phylum
Chaetognatha
rank: phylum
Chordata
rank: phylum
Cnidaria
rank: phylum
Ctenophora
rank: phylum
Echinodermata
rank: phylum
Hemichordata
rank: phylum
Mollusca
rank: phylum
Nematoda
rank: phylum
Onychophora
rank: phylum
Platyhelminthes
rank: phylum
Porifera
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Worldwide, including marine invertebrates collected by the US Fish Commission off the coast of New England, and corals and invertebrates from Australia collected by Dr. Wendell Patton.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Josh Pletcher
originator
position: Student Curator
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 19706320027
email: jrpletch@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Lisa Tabak
originator
position: Curatorial Director
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
90 S Henry St, SCSC 166
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3887
email: lmtabak@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Josh Pletcher
metadata author
position: Student Curator
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 19706320027
email: jrpletch@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Lisa Tabak
metadata author
position: Curatorial Director
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
90 S Henry St, SCSC 166
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3887
email: lmtabak@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Ramon Carreno
curator
position: Professor of Zoology
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3893
email: racarren@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Amy Downing
curator
position: Alumni Professor of Zoology
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3890
email: aldownin@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

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

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://vertnet.org/

Dusty McDonald
programmer
position: Arctos Database Programmer
Arctos
email: dustymc@gmail.com
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Josh Pletcher
administrative point of contact
position: Student Curator
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 19706320027
email: jrpletch@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Lisa Tabak
administrative point of contact
position: Curatorial Director
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
90 S Henry St, SCSC 166
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3887
email: lmtabak@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/