The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1844]. Species Theory. CUL-DAR205.3.110. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.3 contains notes on distribution of animals.

The brown crayon number '19' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Island endemism: animals.

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(Species Theory)

Mr Cuming with his own collection & that of Mr Hind Sulphur Collection has examined at least 2000 shells of shells & says from near Tierra del Fuego to Behring St. not one shell common to two coasts. or to West Indies

How wonderful!!! Believes Land & F. W shells equally distinct on the two coasts. Some West coast shells common to the Galapagos –

N.B says there are about 15 species of Monoceros in S. America

[insertion:] two species 10 relation

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southern parts of Chile (?) Mr Cuming finds as follows.

Natica. Valparaiso. Iquique Lima

Fusus Maxillones in great abundance (near Atacama) 3sp at Lobos near Truxillo

Pyrula Payta: Bay of Caracas 23' S. (P. patula)

Trigonia (nowhere)

Cardium (not south of above)

Arca Juan Fernandez (King) Iquique (2 at Payta & [illeg].

(To be Kept)

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