Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

MCZ Harvard University1, Paul J. Morris2, Breda Zimkus3, Brendan Haley1, President and Fellows of Harvard College4

1 Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26 Oxford Street, 02138, Cambridge, United States; 2 Harvard University Herbaria and Museum of Comparative Zoology, 22 Divinity Ave, 02138, Cambridge, United States; 3 Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26 Oxford St, 02138, Cambridge, United States; 4 Harvard College, 

Corresponding author(s): MCZ Harvard University, Paul J. Morris (bdim@oeb.harvard.edu)

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Resource Citation

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (2016): Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.  Dataset/Occurrence. http://digir.mcz.harvard.edu/ipt/resource?r=mczbase doi:10.15468/p5rupv doi:10.15468/p5rupv

Abstract

The Museum of Comparative Zoology was founded in 1859 on the concept that collections are an integral and fundamental component of zoological research and teaching. This more than 150-year-old commitment remains a strong and proud tradition for the MCZ.

The present-day MCZ contains over 21-million specimens in ten research collections which comprise one of the world's richest and most varied resources for studying the diversity of life. The museum serves as the primary repository for zoological specimens collected by past and present Harvard faculty-curators, staff and associates conducting research around the world.

As a premier university museum and research institution, the specimens and their related data are available to researchers of the scientific and museum community.

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen, Occurrence

General description

Additional information: Copyright © 2018 President and Fellows of Harvard College

The MCZ does not guarantee the accuracy of these data. Individual researchers should verify individual records by making direct reference to corresponding museum specimens.

For terms and conditions of use, see: https://mcz.harvard.edu/user-agreement

Data published through GBIF: http://digir.mcz.harvard.edu/ipt/resource?r=mczbase

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Recent and Fossil Animals.  All names in MCZbase are disclaimed for nomenclatural purposes.
Taxonomic ranks
Kingdom: Animalia, Protozoa
Phylum: Mollusca, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Annelida, Echiura, Coelenterata, Pentastomida, Nematoda, Priapulida, Acanthocephala, Myzostomida, Cycliophora, Chaetognatha, Rotifera, Nematomorpha, Cnidaria, Sipuncula, Platyhelminthes, Ectoprocta, Sipuncula, Ctenophora, Tunicata, Radiolaria, Tardigrada, Chordata, Cnidaria, Porifera, Onychophora, Nemertea, Echinodermata
Class: Acantharia, Actinopterygii, Adenophorea, Ammonoidea, Amphibia, Annelida, Anopla, Anthozoa, Aplacophora, Appendicularia, Arachnida, Archaeocyatha, Archiacanthocephala, Arthropoda, Ascidiacea, Asteroidea, Asterozoa, Aves, Bivalvia, Blastoidea, Blastozoa, Branchiopoda, Branchiura, Bryozoa, Calcarea, Cephalocarida, Cephalopoda, Cephalopodea, Cestoda, Chelicerata, Chilopoda, Chondrichthys, Cirripedia, Copepoda, Crinoidea, Crinozoa, Crustacea, Cubozoa, Demospongiae, Diplopoda, Echinoidea, Echinozoa, Echiuroidea, Enopla, Entoprocta, Eucycliophora, Gastropoda, Gordioidea, Granuloreticulosa, Heliozoa, Hexactinellida, Hirudinea, Holothuroidea, Hyalospongiae, Hydroidea, Hydrozoa, Hyolitha, Insecta, Larvacea, Malacostraca, Mammalia, Maxillopoda, Merostomata, Monoplacophora, Myxini, Myzostomida, Nautiloidea, Nectonematoida, Nudibranchia, Oligochaeta, Opalinea, Ostracoda, Palaeacanthocephala, Pauropoda, Pentastomida, Petromyzontidia, Phascolosomatidea, Polychaeta, Polyplacophora, Prosobranchs, Pteropoda, Pycnogonida, Reptilia, Rhizopodea, Sarcopterygii, Scaphopoda, Scyphozoa, Secernentea, Siphonophora, Sipunculidea, Stylommatophora, Symphyla, Tentaculata, Thaliacea, Trematoda, Trilobita, Turbellaria, Xenophyophorea, Xiphosurida, Zoantharia
Common names: Animals, Mollusks, Water Bears, Sponges

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Global geographic scope.
Coordinates: 90°0'0''S and 90°0'0''N Latitude; 180°0'0''W and 180°0'0''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 1679 - August 12, 2013

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://digir.mcz.harvard.edu/ipt/archive.do?r=mczbase
Publication date of data: 2024-05-18
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

External datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Museum of Comparative Zoology home page
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: web service
Distribution: http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2012-01-30
Hierarchy level: Dataset