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Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767)

386411  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386411)

accepted
Species
Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton latus Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton minimus L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(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] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386411 on 2025-11-26
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386411 on 2025-11-26
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2009-03-23 07:54:34Z
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Schwabe, Enrico
2009-03-23 08:24:45Z
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Schwabe, Enrico
2009-10-14 07:33:41Z
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2009-11-25 12:32:15Z
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Schwabe, Enrico
2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2016-08-28 18:34:51Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2023-01-11 08:44:11Z
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Vinarski, Maxim
2025-10-26 09:21:09Z
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Herbert, David

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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 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 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 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] 

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] 

additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 250, fig. 130 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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English northern red chiton [from synonym]  [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes) (from synonym Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (217 publications) (from synonym Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Chiton minimus L. Spengler, 1797)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Chiton latus Leach, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boreochiton ruber) 
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) ) 
To Malacopics (Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) ) 
To Malacopics (Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) ) 
To PESI (from synonym Tonicella rubra var. index Balch, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton ruber var. oblonga Jeffreys, 1865)
To PESI (from synonym Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Chiton latus Leach, 1852)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767)
To PESI (from synonym Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton minimus L. Spengler, 1797)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tonicella granulata Yakovleva, 1952)
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