Curation and Integration of Orphaned Collections of Fossil Invertebrates: Florida Museum of Natural History

佛罗里达大学（UF）的佛罗里达自然历史博物馆（FLMNH）最近获得了三个重要的无脊椎动物化石孤儿收藏。每个藏品主要由来自佛罗里达州和美国东南部新生代的标本组成，每个标本都代表着独特的科学研究资源。博物馆的无脊椎古生物学（IP）部门将执行一个为期三年的项目，对这些孤立的收藏品进行整理，并酌情将它们整合到系统、类型和地层收藏品中。该项目的最终目标是保存这些有价值的研究藏品中的标本和相关信息，并使它们可供科学界使用。每个集合都有不同的优势和挑战。藏品包括：(1)佛罗里达地质调查局藏品。1993年，位于塔拉哈西的佛罗里达地质调查局（FGS）正式将其收集的无脊椎动物化石转移到FLMNH进行永久的护理和保护。FGS的收藏规模庞大（13000个已编目的和大约5000个未编目的），代表了该州的大多数地层单位，包含超过178种主要类型，以及许多图形、参考和凭证标本。(2) Hunter-Banks Collection。这个庞大的收藏是Muriel E. Hunter和Lake Joseph E. Banks在1960-1978年期间在佛罗里达州塔拉哈西的海岸石油公司工作时收集的。它包括来自佛罗里达州（85%），美国东南部（10%）和国外（5%）的无脊椎动物化石。绝大多数标本（约22,200个）是通过地层采集的，包括许多已无法进入的地点。(3) Victor Zullo Collection。Victor Zullo博士于1993年7月英年早逝后不久，他收集的藤壶化石从威尔明顿的北卡罗琳大学转移到FLMNH。这个重要的收藏（约1000件）主要由Zullo正在研究的balanomorph藤壶组成。这些收藏品还附有10份不同完成阶段的手稿，正在分发给适当的工人完成。该收藏将包含许多初级和次级类型标本，这些标本是系统研究的结果。

The Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) at the University of Florida (UF) recently acquired three, significant, orphaned collections of invertebrate fossils. Each collection is composed primarily of specimens from the Cenozoic of Florida and the southeastern U.S. and each represents a unique, scientific research resource. The Invertebrate Paleontology (IP) Division at the museum will execute a three-year project to curate these orphaned collections and integrate them into its Systematic, Type, and Stratigraphic collections, as appropriate. the ultimate goal of this project is to preserve the specimens and associated information within each of these valuable research collections and to make them available to the scientific community. Each collection presents distinct strengths and challenges. The collections include: (1) Florida Geological Survey Collection. In 1993 the Florida Geological Survey (FGS) in Tallahassee officially transferred its collection of fossil invertebrates to the FLMNH for permanent care and conservation. The FGS Collections large ( 13,000 catalogued and ca. 5,000 uncatalogued lots), represents most of the stratigraphic units in the state, and contains over 178 primary types as well as many figured, referred, and voucher specimens. (2) Hunter-Banks Collection. This large collection was made during 1960-1978 by Muriel E. Hunter and the Lake Joseph E. Banks while employed by the Coastal Petroleum Company of Tallahassee, FL. It consists of fossil invertebrates from Florida (85%), the southeastern U.S. (10%), and form abroad ( 5%). The vast majority of the specimen lots (ca. 22,200) were stratigraphically collected, including many sites which are no longer accessible. (3) Victor Zullo Collection. Shortly after his untimely death in July 1993, the fossil barnacle collection of Dr. Victor Zullo was transferred to the FLMNH from the University of North Caroline, Wilmington. This vital collection (ca. 1,000 lots) consists primarily of balanomorph barlacles which Zullo was researching. The collection is accompanied by 10 manuscripts in various stages of completion which are being distributed to appropriate workers for completion. The collection will contain many primary and secondary type specimens which result from this systematic research.