The NMMNHS Mollusc collection was started by the donation of the Ostheimer Collection when the museum opened. The collection also includes a land snail collection from Dr. Rick Smartt and various smaller collections from donors, volunteers and staff. The Mollusc collection has around 15,000 specimens, with the majority in the dry collection. Many of the specimens are from the Southwestern US, but the majority represents the Mollusca biodiversity from the Pacific-Indian Oceans.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/fc65374a-64af-4131-9c4e-e206945ac0b3
Homepage: http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/bioscience/bioscience-collections
Citation: Frederick L (2026). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNH&S) Invertebrate specimens (Arctos). Version 1.67. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/czsrpm accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-08-07.