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Research Collections

In addition to our education programs and exhibits, the Bean Life Science Museum is home to several research collections for use by BYU faculty and the larger academic community. If you would like more info on a particular collection, you can contact one of the curators listed on each collection tab.

Mollusks

Specimens: 42,962
Major groups represented: Gastropods and Bivalves

Geographic representation: Mostly from the tropics and subtropics. Some temperate specimens as well as some freshwater specimens from Utah.

John Bell

Emeritus Curator