RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Coquimbo great Oyster. CUL-DAR39.115. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN1

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Coquimbo great Oyster Mr Sowerby says like the O. Patagonia of d'orbigny, but cannot pretend to determine such species of Oysters— nor with respect to the Payta one

Fusus subracurvus Mocha D

(poor specimen) like same with the Navedad species (there is also a Turritella to be named.

An Arca from central range, a Cretaceros form.—


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