MolluscaBase - Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906

MolluscaBase name details

Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906

AphiaID

752138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:752138)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767)

Rank

Variety

Parent

Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767)

Original name

Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906

Environment

marine

Original description

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]

Type data

Type locality contained in USA

type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]

, Note off Harriman's Point, Maine, about 12 fathoms

Type locality off Harriman's Point, Maine, about 12 fathoms [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=752138 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-02-13 08:52:48Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2019-08-30 21:19:42Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

original description 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]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Type locality off Harriman's Point, Maine, about 12 fathoms [details]

To PESI