The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1845-1846?]. List of shells from Patagonia, pp. 51-52. CUL-DAR43.1.51-52. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2019. 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-DAR43.1 contains notes by Orbigny, Sowerby & Forbes on Darwin's shells. [See F273 Appendix]

St. Julian's Patagonia

probably between 20 & 40 fathoms

3 species of Pecten

2 Fusus

1 Pyrula

1 Scalaria

1 Turriletta

1 Terebratula

1 Cardium r

Innumerable fragments of Balilinidæ

1 Scarletta

51v

S. Cruz Patagonia

probably between 7 & 15 fathoms

Voluta (same species as one from S. Cruz)

Trochus

Turriletta

Natica (same species as natica from Navedad)

Crepidula

Struthiolaria ?

3 species of Mactra

Venus

Nucula

Cucullæa (arca)

Trigonocelia (Pectunculus)

Cardita

Cardium

Crassatella

Serpulæ

Huafo Chile

any where between fathoms

Bulla

Dentelium

Pleurotoma

Fusus

Turriletta

Venus

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Navedad Chile

probably between one & 10 fathoms

Pecten

Cytheræa

Venus

Mactra

Lima

2 - Monoceros

Pectunculus

2 - Voluta

Oliva

2 - Pleurotoma

Trochus

4 - Fusus

2 - Turriletta

Cassis

Pysula

Triton

Sigaretus

Natica

2 Cardium

2 Terebra

2 Dentelium

Part of a Terebr

52v

Copiapo Chile - Cordillera

perhaps 30 or 40 fathoms

Pecten

Turriletta

Astarte

Gryphæa

Perna

Aricula

2 Terebratula

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Cordillera Central Chile

Gryphæa near Coulini

arca near Gabrielis

Trigonia, near costata - [Perth?]

Phola[s] [illeg]

Isocardia

Lower Greensand? Such an association to have been in the habit of traveling

on in indurating in that formation depth between 10 & 20 fath

[pencil note:] This ought to

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