Collection History
The invertebrate collection at the Bell Museum of Natural History contains nearly 18,000 lots, some of which date to 1875. The majority of specimens are freshwater mollusks collected in Minnesota, and represent an important Upper Midwest Collection. All specimens are entered into a database searchable by invertebrate collection staff. The invertebrate collection also contains the old Minneapolis Library collection of Indo-Pacific mollusks. Specimens are stored as shells or in ethanol.

For more information on the invertebrate collection at the Bell Museum of Natural History please contact the Interim Curator, Dr. Andrew Simons, at asimons@umn.edu, or at 612.624.6292.