11*20 
THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
At V.\u*ak.vis<i. 
A.'cimai.- prom 
VAU’AKU.'tO. 
The Challenger remained at Valparaiso from November 19 till December 11, 1875 
(sec Xan\ ChaU. Exp., vol. i. pp. 842-843). The deposit off Valparaiso in 41 fathoms 
was a Blue Mud, containing only a trace of carbonate of lime. The following species 
arc recorded in the Zoological Reports as having been obtained during the stay : — 
Asteroidka (Sladen, Zool. pt 51). 
St {chanter aurantiacus (Meyen), Verrill. (Shore) ; obtained at no other locality by 
the Challenger. Recorded from Chili and Peru. 
Ileliastei' helianthun (Lamarck), Dujardin and Huptb (Shallow water) ; obtained at 
no other locality by the Challenger. Recorded from 
Ecuador, Chili, and Peru. 
EIchinoidea (Agassiz, Zool. pt. 9). 
Arbacia nigra (Molin). Obtained at no other locality by the Challenger. 
-Vnomura (Henderson, Zool. pt. 69). 
PetroUsthen violaceus (Gutirin). Four specimens (beach) ; obtained at no other 
locality by the Challenger. Recorded from Chilian coast. 
,, validus (Dana). Several specimens (beach) ; obtained also in 
Messier Channel. Recorded from Valparaiso (?). 
Brachytra (Miens, Zool. pt. 49). 
Cancer longipes, Bell. Tw'o specimens (shore) ; obtained at no other locality by the 
Challenger. 
Acanthocyclus gayi, ]\I. -Edwards and Lucas. Two specimens (beach) ; obtained also 
in Messier Channel. Recorded from Chili, Patagonia, and 
Magellan Strait. 
Dptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius). One specimen (shore) ; obtained at no other 
locality by the Challenger. A widely-distributed species. 
Ga.steroi*oI)A (Watson, Zool. pt. 42). 
J'uvturella rmjf.sv/, l.amarck. (Shore) ; obtained at no other locality by the 
Challenger. Recorded from Chili. 
,, maxima, Sowerby. (Shore) ; obtained at no other locality by the 
Challenger. Recorded from Chili, Peru, and Rio Janiero. 
Trochus {Chlorosl(fma) ater. Lesson. (Shore) ; obtained at no other locality by the 
(.'hallenger. Recorded from Chili, Bolivia, and Magellan Strait. 
Litorina jfet'uviana (I.amarck). (Shore) ; obtained at no other locality by the 
Challenger. Recorded from Chili and Peru. 
