[NHCOLL-L:1408] CU Museum Invertebrate Zoology Collection

[Gene Hall]

         Following our recent move to a remodeled building with improved 
collection facilities, the Invertebrate Zoology Collection at CU Museum of 
Natural History, Boulder, is now accepting loan requests and returns. We 
encourage scientists to borrow research specimens from our vast holdings, 
with heavy emphasis on Mollusca. We are also open to visiting researchers 
who would like to take advantage of the collection's resources. We are 
currently databasing the Invertebrate Zoology Collection and plan to post 
the database on the internet in the near future. Below is our new address 
and a brief summary of our collection along with contact information.

Invertebrate Zoology Collection
CU Museum of Natural History
UCB 265
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0265

         The 45,000+ lots of Mollusca ( 710,000+ specimens, including 287 
primary types ) make up the majority of taxa in the Invertebrate Zoology 
Collection ( IZC ) at CU Museum. Within North America, the IZC's Mollusca 
collection ranks within the top 15 largest museum  and top 5 
university-based mollusc collections. The mollusc collection is worldwide 
in scope, about half marine species, a quarter freshwater species and the 
remainder terrestrial forms. Other invertebrates (excluding insects & 
spiders) in the collection include marine, freshwater, and terrestrial 
organisms. Over 2,300 lots ( 20,000+ specimens ) of non-insect 
invertebrates outside of Mollusca have been catalogued, representing a wide 
variety of taxa, with strong points including leeches and crayfishes. 
Overall, the IZC represents the largest collection of non-insect 
invertebrates in Colorado.
         Dating back to the early 1900's, the Invertebrate Zoology 
collection arose through the collecting efforts of one of the museum's 
founders, Junius Henderson. Shi-Kuei Wu, Curator Emeritus, has continued 
developing the Mollusca collection over the last 25+ years, focusing his 
research on gastropods of the Great Plains region. Robert Guralnick became 
the current Curator in the fall of 2000 and Gene Hall took over Collection 
Manager duties in the summer of 2001.
         Please contact Robert Guralnick (Curator of Invertebrates) or Gene 
Hall (Collection Manager) for information about using the collections. 
Refer to Section News on the Zoology Section webpage to learn more about 
our staff and recent move.
http://www.colorado.edu/CUMUSEUM/paleozoo/zoology/inverts.html
http://www.colorado.edu/CUMUSEUM/paleozoo/zoology/news.html

Adios,
Gene

Gene Hall
Invertebrate Zoology
CU Museum of Natural History
UCB 265
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0265
Ph: 303-735-5262        FAX: 303-735-2274
CU Museum: Invert. Zool: 
http://www.colorado.edu/CUMUSEUM/paleozoo/zoology/inverts.html
         Section news: 
http://www.colorado.edu/CUMUSEUM/paleozoo/zoology/news.html
Coleopterists Society: http://www.coleopsoc.org/
Mollusca: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mologis/mollusca.html
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