“...It is a very remarkable fact that the species of shell-fish common to Greenland and Finmark are not all inhabitants of deep or moderately deep water .... That these littoral mollusks indicate by their presence on both sides of the Atlantic, some ancient continuity or contiguity of coast-line is what I firmly believe.” BelieveFactsSidesWaterLinesCommonOceanSpeciesAncientFishesRemarkableExplorationShellsCoastBoth SidesContinuityDeep WaterOcean ExplorationGreenlandMollusks Book:The Natural History of the European Seas... Source: The Natural History of the European Seas...
“The corals do not look much worn, but still appear to have been dead. There are some delicate shells of molluscs from depths beyond 500 fathoms, where they were certainly living.” LooksHas BeensStillsDepthDelicateShellsWornFathom Author:Edward Forbes
