Discussion 



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Table i — ARCHAEOLOGICAL OCCURRENCE AND MODERN DISTRIBUTION 

 OF MOLLUSCS FOUND AT LOWLAND MAYA SITES 



Species 



MARINE GASTROPODS 

 Diodora cayenensis 

 Diodora listeri 

 Fissurella barbadensis 

 Calliostoma jujubinum 

 Cittarlum pica 

 Astraea caelata 

 Astraea phoebia 

 Astraea tecta americana 

 Nerita fulgurans 

 Nerita peloronta 

 Nerita tessellata 

 Nerita versicolor 

 Ncritina meleagris 

 Neritina virginea 

 Littorina ziczac 

 Nodilittorina tuberculata 

 Echininus nodulosus 

 Tectarius muricatus 

 Petaloconchus irregularis 

 Vermicularia spirata 

 Planaxis nucleus 

 Modulus modulus 

 Cerithium eburneum 

 Ccrithium floridanum 

 Cerithium literattum 

 Cerithium maculosum 

 Cerithium variabile 

 Crucibulum auriculum 

 Crucibulum spinosum 

 Crepidula aculeata 

 Crepidula fornicata 

 Strombus costatus 

 Strombus gigas 

 Strombus pugilis 

 Strombus raninus 

 Cypraea cervus 

 Cypraea cinerea 

 Cypraea zebra 

 Cyphoma gibbosum 

 Polinices duplicatus 

 Polinices hepaticus 

 Polinices lacteus 

 Natica canrena 

 Morum oniscus 

 Morum tuberculosum 

 Phalium granulatum 

 Phalium inflatum 



Archaeological 





Modern Distribution 





Occurrence* 



Zone I 



Zone 



II Zone III 



Zone 



D, T 



X 







X 



X 



T 



X 



X 





X 





D, C, T 



X 











I 



X 



X 









D, I, P, T 



X 











I 



X 



X 









I 



X 



X 





X 



X 



I 



X 



X 





X 





M(r),T 











X 



I 



X 



X 









D,I,M(?) 



X 



X 









I,T 



X 











S 





(not collected) 





D, M, S,U 



X 



X 





X 



X 



I 



X 









X 



I 



X 











D,I 



X 



X 









I 



X 











I 



X 











D, T, P 



X 



X 





X 



X 



I 



X 











T 



X 



X 





X 



X 



D,I 



X 







X 



X 



U 



X 







X 



X 



I 



X 



X 





X 





T 







(Pacific) 







S(?) 



X 



X 





X 



X 



I,T 



X 



X 





X 



X 



P 







(Pacific) 







T 



X 







X 



X 



D,I,T 



X- 







X 



X 



D,M,I 



X 



X 





X 



X 



I,U,T(?),B 



X 



X 









D, M, C, I, S, B, U 



X 



X 





X 



X 



I 



X 



X 









D,I,Tancah(f) 









X 





I 



X 



X 









I, T(?),B 



X 



X 









I,H,U,T(?) 



X 



X 









T 











X 



I 



X 











I 



X 



X 









M,C 



X 



X 





X 



X 



K 



X 



X 







X 



S,P 

 I 



X 





(Pacific) 







D,M, CN(?) 





X 





X 



X 



•Key 



to symbols: 









B 



= 



Barton Ramie 





C 



= 



Chichen Itza 





CN 



= 



Copan 





D 



= 



Dzibilchaltun 





I 



= 



Isia Cancun Midden 





H 



■ — 



Holmul 



K 



=: Balankanche 



M 



rz Mayapan 



P 



zn Piedras Negras 



S 



^ San Jose 



T 



= Tikal 



U 



=: Uaxactun 



