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Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767)
140152 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140152)
unaccepted
Species
Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 sensu O. Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton latus Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton minimus L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton ruber var. oblonga Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tonicella ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Trachydermon ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Trachydermon ruber var. candidus Norman, 1893 · unaccepted
- Variety Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906 accepted as Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1107 [details]
page(s): 1107 [details]
Distribution northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern...
Taxonomy Family: Tonicellidae, according to Trott (2004).
Distribution northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from the eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Braton Channel), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), lower North Shore; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland; Cobscook Bay [details]
Taxonomy Family: Tonicellidae, according to Trott (2004).
Taxonomy Family: Tonicellidae, according to Trott (2004). [details]
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(of Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1107 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
page(s): 65, pl. II, fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 1107 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
page(s): 65, pl. II, fig. 4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet herbivores [details]Dimensions 12 to 25 mm [details]
Distribution northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from the eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Braton Channel), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), lower North Shore; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland; Cobscook Bay [details]
Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate but they are indistinguishable externally. fertilization is external and usually the eggs are shed into the water [details]
Taxonomy Family: Tonicellidae, according to Trott (2004). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | rød skallus | [details] |
| English | northern red chiton | [details] |
| French | chiton rouge du Nord | [details] |
| German | rote Käferschnecke | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rødleddsnegl | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | marmorleddsnigel | [details] |
| Swedish | Linnés ledsnäcka | [details] |
Unreviewed
