RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1844.12. [List of shells] St Josephs / Port Desire / Port St Julian / S. Cruz. CUL-DAR39.95. 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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Dec /44/

St Josephs

x Pecten asper

— duplicatus

x ostrea Bellor (in this Patagonica & d'Orbig?) — whose name & priority

x Terebratula varidilis

New Bay

Pecten asper

Port Desire

(6) Great Oyster S. Joseph S. Julian S. Cruz

1 Cucullæa alta — (S Cruz)

2 Nucula ornata

3 Pecten asper — St Joseph St Julians

4 — centralis St Julian

5 Turritella ambulacrum St. Julians & & S. Cruz

Port St Julian

10) 9 Great Oyster x

1 Pecten centralis — P. Desire

2 — germinatus P

3 — asper P. desire & St Douglas

4 Fusus Noachinus

5 — lamellosus

6 Scalaria rugulosa

(7 Balanus varians) not shell

7 8 Terebratula varidilis — St Joseph

8 9 Turritella ambulacrum P. Desire

(Compare the great Oysters from Chili & Patagonia)

(Is Venus lenticularis Zoolog Proc a recent Fuegian species)

{it is evident that very recent oyster in Ostrea Patagonica of d' orbig}

{(There is other oyster from St. Fe.)}

⸮ from P. Gorda.=}

S. Cruz

x 1 Great oyster

2 Voluta alta. (Navidad)

3 Trochus collaris (do)

4 Natica solida (do)

5 Venus near exalbida (do)} Navidad

6 Nucula glabra

7 Mactra rugata

8 Struthiolaria ornata

9 Turritella ambulacrum St. Julians & P. Desire

10 Cucullæa alta — P. Desire

11 Crepidula gregaria

12 Pectunculus [illeg]

13 Pecten (5 ribbed) centralis? St Julians & P. Desire

{I see I distinctly state that the great 5 ribbed Pecten is found here}


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