LACM Malacology
Citation
Groves L, Mertz W (2022). LACM Malacology. Version 1.2. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xxm2eb accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-19.Description
The James H. McLean Mollusk Collection of the LACM Malacology Department is one of the largest recent mollusk collections in North America and the world … and is the largest of its kind on the Pacific Rim. The collection is predominantly dry material with lesser amounts of wet preserved specimens and includes material from all molluscan classes. It is worldwide in scope with an emphasis on the eastern Pacific Ocean (arctic Alaska to southern Chile) and includes an estimated 500,000 lots containing approximately 4.5 million specimens. Over 120,000 lots have been electronically captured, which includes over 2,300 type lots. Renowned acquired collections include those from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Alan Hancock Foundation at the University of Southern California (USC).Taxonomic Coverages
The James H. McLean Mollusk Collection of the LACM Malacology Department includes material from all molluscan classes.
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Molluscacommon name: mollusks rank: phylum
Geographic Coverages
The James H. McLean Mollusk Collection is worldwide in scope with an emphasis on the eastern Pacific Ocean (arctic Alaska to southern Chile).
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Contacts
Lindsey Grovesoriginator
position: Collection Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles
90007
CA
US
email: lgroves@nhm.org
William Mertz
originator
position: Database Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles
90007
CA
US
email: wmertz@nhm.org
Lindsey Groves
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles
90007
CA
US
email: lgroves@nhm.org
William Mertz
metadata author
position: Database Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles
90007
CA
US
email: wmertz@nhm.org
Erica Krimmel
user
email: ekrimmel@nhm.org
Lindsey Groves
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles
90007
CA
US
email: lgroves@nhm.org
William Mertz
administrative point of contact
position: Database Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles
90007
CA
US
email: wmertz@nhm.org