RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Table of Peru & Chile shell genera with latitude]. CUL-DAR39.91-92. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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

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-DAR39 contains Geological notes on South America.


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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)

30º to 43º 30'

12º Lima not tropical

(1) Turritella

34º to 44º 30'

fossil

(2) Natica

30º to 43º

33º Valparaiso

(3) Trochus

34º

Valparaiso

(4) Scalaria

36º to 30º

Valparaiso +not tropical + where do the species live?

(5) monoceros

30º - 34º

everywhere

Gastridium

34º

 

x Cassis (2)

34º

1º 37' truly tropical

(6) Triton (4)

34º to 43º 30'

20º Iquique; Valparaiso 33º?

x Pyrula 4

34º to 36º 30'

5º Payta not tropical

x Fusus 5

30º to 43º 30'

23º maxillones do

x Pleurotoma 6

34º to 43º 30'

2º 18 St Elena do

Rostellaria

not found (Tropical) + Where do species live

x Terebra (7)

34º

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

x Oliva

30 to 34

30º Coquimbo

x voluta

34º to 44º 30'

— Everywhere (not north of Chonos not till Central America

x Sigaretus 8

34º to 44º 30'

12º Lima (Tropical truly) Valparaiso

Dentalium

34º to 43º 30'

Valparaiso

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

x Anomia (9)

30º

in Lat 7.48' S.

10 Ostrea

5º to 37º

Chiloe

11 Pecten

30º to 36º 30'

Coquimbo everywhere

x Perna (10)

30º

1º 23' Xixappa & Isle of Plata where

12 Arca

36º 30 —

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

13 Pectunculus

5º to 34º

Iquique Valparaiso

14 Nucula

36º 30'

Valparaiso (not tropical)

Trigonia

36º 30'

nowhere — Australia

x Cardium 10

34º to 43º 30'

5º Payta

15 Tellinides (?) Zellin

43º

Valparaiso

Corbis

34º

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

16 Mytilus

30º

everywhere

 

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Table continued

17 Mactra

30º to 36º 30'

Valparaiso

18 Venus

30º to 43º 30'

Valparaiso

19 Cytheræa

34º to 43º 30'

Valparaiso

Artermis (11)

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

Soleno untus? Solecurtus

30º

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

x Panopæa

30º (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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