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Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767)
386411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386411)
accepted
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 Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton ruber var. oblonga Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ischnochiton (Trachydermon) ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ischnochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (incorrect placement)
Leptochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tonicella ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Trachydermon (Boreochiton) ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trachydermon ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Trachydermon ruber var. candidus Norman, 1893 · unaccepted
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386411 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Chiton minimus L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821 [details]
original description (of Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Chiton latus Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details]
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. [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]
original description (of Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952) 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): 69, fig. 26; pl. III, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906) Balch, F. N. (1906). Remarks on certain New England chitons with description of a new variety. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 20(6): 62-68., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1757593
page(s): 66-67; note: As Tonicella ruber var. index Balch, 1906 [details]
original description (of Chiton ruber var. oblonga Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 225 [details]
original description (of Trachydermon ruber var. candidus Norman, 1893) Norman, A. M. 1893. A month on the Trondhjem Fiord. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 341-367.
page(s): 361 [details]
original description (of Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 72, pl. 36, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B.I. (2016). <i>Boreochiton jakovlevae</i> sp. nov. (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), a new chiton from the Sea of Okhotsk. <em>The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society.</em> 20(1): 27-34. [details]
original description (of Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Chiton latus Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details]
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. [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]
original description (of Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952) 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): 69, fig. 26; pl. III, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906) Balch, F. N. (1906). Remarks on certain New England chitons with description of a new variety. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 20(6): 62-68., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1757593
page(s): 66-67; note: As Tonicella ruber var. index Balch, 1906 [details]
original description (of Chiton ruber var. oblonga Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 225 [details]
original description (of Trachydermon ruber var. candidus Norman, 1893) Norman, A. M. 1893. A month on the Trondhjem Fiord. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 341-367.
page(s): 361 [details]
original description (of Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 72, pl. 36, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B.I. (2016). <i>Boreochiton jakovlevae</i> sp. nov. (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), a new chiton from the Sea of Okhotsk. <em>The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society.</em> 20(1): 27-34. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | rød skallus [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | northern red chiton [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | chiton rouge du Nord [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | rote Käferschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rødleddsnegl [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | marmorleddsnigel [from synonym] | [details] |
| Swedish | Linnés ledsnäcka [from synonym] | [details] |
.jpg "To Malacopics (Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767))")
.jpg "To Malacopics (Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767))")
