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Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767)

140152  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140152)

 unaccepted
Species
Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton latus Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton minimus Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952 · unaccepted (original combination)

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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. <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]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern...  
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140152 on 2024-03-29
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original description  (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. <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]  OpenAccess publication 

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  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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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]
LanguageName 
Danish rød skallus  [details]
English northern red chiton  [details]
French chiton rouge du Nord  [details]
German rote Käferschnecke  [details]
Japanese エゾマダラヒザラガイ [from synonym]  [details]
Norwegian BokmÃ¥l rødleddsnegl  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk marmorleddsnigel  [details]
Swedish Linnés ledsnäcka  [details]