SUI Vertebrate Collection

Cindy Opitz

doi:10.15468/xpsbyo

SUI Vertebrate Collection

Citation

Opitz C (2020). SUI Vertebrate Collection. Version 6.1. University of Iowa Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xpsbyo accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-09.

Description

Ornithology: More than 31,000 birds (study skins or mounted), eggs, and nests. In 2015-2017 we are reorganizing and rehousing the entire collection under a National Science Foundation CSBR grant. Mammalogy: More than 5,000 study skins, skulls, skeletons, fluid-preserved specimens, and mounted specimens. Our collection includes specimens collected by John Bowles which were transferred from Central College. Other vertebrates: A small number of reptiles, fish, and amphibians.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Mammalia
common name: Mammals rank: class
Amphibia
common name: Amphibians rank: class
Reptilia
common name: Reptiles rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Ornithology and mammal collections global in coverage, with nearly complete series of North American birds, and including birds from Laysan Island, Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mammals primarily from North American Midwest, plus South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Small collection of fish and herps from locations scattered across the globe.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Cindy Opitz
originator
position: Collections Manager
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
11 Macbride Hall
Iowa City
52242
IA
US
Telephone: +01 319-335-0481
email: cindy-opitz@uiowa.edu
homepage: http://mnh.uiowa.edu

Cindy Opitz
metadata author
position: Collections Manager
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
11 Macbride Hall
Iowa City
52242
IA
US
Telephone: +01 319-335-0481
email: cindy-opitz@uiowa.edu
homepage: http://mnh.uiowa.edu

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

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

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Trina Roberts
curator
position: Director
Pentacrest Museums: University of Iowa Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum
10 Macbride Hall
Iowa City
52242
Iowa
US
Telephone: +01 319-335-1313
email: trina-roberts@uiowa.edu
homepage: http://research.uiowa.edu/pentacrest-museums

Cindy Opitz
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
11 Macbride Hall
Iowa City
52242
IA
US
Telephone: +01 319-335-0481
email: cindy-opitz@uiowa.edu
homepage: http://mnh.uiowa.edu