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Space & Facilities
The Mollusk Division of the University's Museum of Zoology is quartered in 16 rooms. This space includes rooms for storage of wet and dry mollusk specimens, general storage, library, laboratories and offices for curators, a secretary and students.
Specimen Storage
The dry collection is located in two rooms and is stored in 254 cases,145 of which are relatively new metal cases and 109 are older wooden cases. Some of the wooden cases date from the 19th century; others date from 1928 when the present Museum Building was constructed.
The wet (ethanol-preserved) collection is stored in a separate room. The radular slide collection is housed in a special case within the dry collection.