RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Bahia Blanca (list of shells collected, numbered 1-23). CUL-DAR39.93. 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. 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.


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Bahia Blanca

1 Voluta angulata 1

2 — colocynthis 2

3 Oliva basiliensis Brasiliensis 3

4 Oliva nearly related to patuca, but specimen very imperfect (1)

5 — nearly related to oriza {less nearly to smaller specimen now living in this bay (2)

6 — nov. spec

7 Buccinum cochlidium

8 — globulosum

9 Some small ornata nucula Buccinum, perhaps young specimens, unknown

10 9 Trochus nov. spec? same as species now living on some this Bay 6

11 10 — nov. spec? {nearly related to last, (3) but differing in not being granular on the surface

12 11 Assiminia (?) minute shell identical with one living in this Bay 7

12 Bulimus (nucleus) not found

12 Assiminia

13 Fissurella {nov spec prob probably the same as one (nov spec?) living in same this Bay.—

14 Crepidula muricata

15 — nov spec

16 Cytheræa apparently closely related to or identical with purpurascens 10

17 Modiola same as recent spec (nov spec) from this Bay 11

18 Nucula near to margaritaæa (4)

19 & 20 minute specimen of Cardita and Corbula specimen unknown

21 Pecten, (very imperfect bad specimen) nov spec?)

22 Ostrea (do)

(Lastly I may add that examining fossil corallines is found back in the se[a] is the same with ones now living in this Bay)

22 Ostrea like [illeg] virginica (oyster of same size nov live in this Bay) 12

23 Balanus like one very common in this Bay 13

2 corals

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13. identical

4. closely related to recent species


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