Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: Vol. 5, Pt. 2

ARTICLE III. CATALOGUE OF TH:E RECENT SHELLS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NEW SPECIES. BY AUGUSTUS A. GOULD, M.D. The collection consists of fresh water shells from the Colorado desert, and other localities, and of land and marine shells from the coast between San Francisco and San Diego. The new species are indicated by an asterisk.(0). 0. same. Locality Ostrea. —------------------------------------------------------ Pecten monotimeris, Conrad —---------------------------------- Pecten ventricosus, Sowerby, (also tumidus, Sow.) —---------------- Mytilus edulis, (1) —------------------------- ----------------- Modiola capax, Conrad -------------------------------------- - Venus Nuttallii, Conrad —------------------------------------.Venus fiuctifraga, Sowerby. —---------—. -------------------------- Tapes grata, Say, T. discors., Sowerby, (straminea, Conrad) —-------- '}Tapes gracilis, Gould —----------------------------------------- Cyclas, (imnperfect) —-------------------------------------- '-Cardium cruentatum, Gould.. —------------------------------- - Lucina orbella, Gould —-------------------------------------- Lucina Nuttallii, Conrad —------------------------------------ Mesodesma rubrotincta, (?) Sowerby. —---------------------------- Tellina vicina, Adams —-------------------------------------- Tellina secta, Conrad —--------------------------------------- Sphenia Californica, Conrad —---------------------------------- Petricola carditoides, Conrad, (P. cylindracea, Desh.) —------------- Solecurtus Californiensis, Conrad. —---------------------------- - Gnathodon Lecontei, Conrad, (G. trigonum, Pettit) —-------------- Lottia scabra, Gould --------------------------------------—.Lottia patina, Eschscholtz ------------------------------------ Scurria pallida, Gray, (Lott. mitra, Brod.) —----------------------- Calyptrea hispida, Brod. —------------------------------------ -- Crepidula incurva, Brod. ------------------------------------- Bulla nebulosa, Gould —-------------------------------------- Bulla (Haminea) virescens, Sowerby —----------------------------- 2 Bulla (Haminea) vesiceula, Gould. —------------------------------ 2 Bulla (Tornatina) inculta, Gould -------------------------------- Trochus mcestus, Jonas --— r ----------------------------------- $:1Phasianella compta, Gould..-..................... —---- Locality. Name. 0. San Diego ------ ------------------------ -—,do ---------------------------------- —-do ---------------------------------- San Francisco --------------------------- San Diego -------------------------------- San Pedro ------------------------------ San Diego ---- --------------------------- San Pedro -------------------------------- ---- do ------------------------------- Colo;ado Desert ------------------------- San Diego ------------------------------ San Pedro ------------------------------ ---- do ----------------------------------- ---- do --------------------------- San Diego ------------------------------ San Pedro ---- -------------------------- San Diego ------ ------------------------- Monterey- San Pedro --------------------- San Diego ---------— 7 —------------------ Colorado Desert ------------------------- San Francisco --------------------------- San Pedro ------------------------------ ---— do ---------------------------------- San Pedro - San'Diego ------------------- San Pedro ---- ---------------------------- San Diego ------------------------------ ---- do ----------------------------------- ---- do ---------------------------------- ---- do ----------------------------------- ---- do ---------------------------------- ---- do --------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 26 27 28 - 2-9 30 31

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Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: Vol. 5, Pt. 2
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Washington,: A. O. P. Nicholson, printer [etc.]
1856
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Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys.
Natural history -- West (U.S.)
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
United States -- Exploring expeditions.

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