RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Table of Peru & Chile shell genera with latitude]. CUL-DAR39.91-92. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2022. RN2

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Names of Genera

Southern Latitudes, in which found fossil on coast of Chile & Peru

Southern Latitude found Living on the West coasts of S. America

Peru & Chile

Which genera are Tropical? Mem: Pleurotoma

Fusus Bulla Cold Period Huafo

x Bulla (1)

30° to 43° 30'

12° Lima not tropical

(1) Turritella

34° to 44° 30'

fossil

(2) Natica

30° to 43°

33° Valparaiso

(3) Trochus

34°

Valparaiso

(4) Scalaria

36° to 30°

Valparaiso +not tropical + where do the species live?

(5) monoceros

30° - 34°

everywhere

Gastridium

34°

 

x Cassis (2)

34°

1° 37' truly tropical

(6) Triton (4)

34° to 43° 30'

20° Iquique; Valparaiso 33°?

x Pyrula 4

34° to 36° 30'

5° Payta not tropical

x Fusus 5

30° to 43° 30'

23° maxillones do

x Pleurotoma 6

34° to 43° 30'

2° 18 St Elena do

Rostellaria

not found (Tropical) + Where do species live

x Terebra (7)

34°

5° Payta (one or two small species in Britain & [illeg]

x Oliva

30 to 34

30° Coquimbo

x voluta

34° to 44° 30'

— Everywhere (not north of Chonos not till Central America

x Sigaretus 8

34° to 44° 30'

12° Lima (Tropical truly) Valparaiso

Dentalium

34° to 43° 30'

Valparaiso

Make a note on what genera d' Orbigny says are not found}

x Anomia (9)

30°

in Lat 7.48' S.

10 Ostrea

5° to 37°

Chiloe

11 Pecten

30° to 36° 30'

Coquimbo everywhere

x Perna (10)

30°

1° 23' Xixappa & Isle of Plata where

12 Arca

36° 30 —

20° Iquique & island of Juan Fernando 33° 30'

13 Pectunculus

5° to 34°

Iquique Valparaiso

14 Nucula

36° 30'

Valparaiso (not tropical)

Trigonia

36° 30'

nowhere — Australia

x Cardium 10

34° to 43° 30'

5° Payta

15 Tellinides (?) Zellin

43°

Valparaiso

Corbis

34°

not found on West Coast (Indian) (Tropical) 2 spec

16 Mytilus

30°

everywhere

 

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Table continued

17 Mactra

30° to 36° 30'

Valparaiso

18 Venus

30° to 43° 30'

Valparaiso

19 Cytheræa

34° to 43° 30'

Valparaiso

Artermis (11)

30° do not on coast of Chile-Payta (not tropical) 5° Payta

Soleno untus? Solecurtus

30°

(not south of Equator (not tropical) Solecutus or? Solenocutes.) Solericurtes Chiloe [illeg]

x Panopæa

30° (not West coast) {Mediterranean British Australia

Patagonia genera

 

Tropical

Crassatella

Swan River — Adelaide (mostly torrid zone Australian Lamarck

Cardita

all parts — British

Cucullæa

Isle of France & China, (nowhere else)

Trigonocelia

(Mr Cuming does not know)

Struthioloaria

(all New Zealand = 5 species=

Ask Calyptræa radians


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