Museum of Zoology
Research and teaching collections at the Museum of Zoology were initiated in 1874 by Albert H. Tuttle, then Chairman of Zoology and Veterinary Science. Organization and cataloging of holdings began in 1891 under David S. Kellicott. The Museum is organized into six divisions: Bivalve Mollusks, Crustaceans, Fishes, Gastropods and the General Collections, Higher Vertebrates, and Parasitic Worms. The collections of unionid mollusks and pleurocerid snails are the most extensive of their kind known. A comprehensive map library, divisional research libraries, photo and x-ray studios, and an electrophoresis laboratory complement the collections.
