WoRMS taxon details

Tonicella marmorea (O. Fabricius, 1780)

140151  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140151)

accepted
Species
Boreochiton marmoreus (O. Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton flemingius Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton fulminatus Couthouy, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton laevigatus J. Fleming, 1813 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton latus R. T. Lowe, 1825 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton marmoreus O. Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton pictus W. Bean, 1844 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton submarmoreus Middendorff, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tonicella (Boreochiton) marmorea (O. Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tonicella blaneyi Dall, 1905 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tonicia marmorea (O. Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton marmoreus O. Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 420-422 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution Greenland to Massachusetts Bay  
Distribution Greenland to Massachusetts Bay [details]

Taxonomy Family: Tonicellidae, according to Trott (2004).  
Taxonomy Family: Tonicellidae, according to Trott (2004). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Tonicella marmorea (O. Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140151 on 2024-03-29
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2013-05-23 15:04:30Z
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original description  (of Chiton marmoreus O. Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 420-422 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Tonicella blaneyi Dall, 1905) Dall, W. H. (1905). A new chiton from the New England coast. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(8): 88-90, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755661 [details]   

original description  (of Chiton flemingius 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. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details]   

original description  (of Chiton fulminatus Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711 [details]   

original description  (of Chiton laevigatus J. Fleming, 1813) Fleming J. (1820). Mollusca. in: Brewster D. (ed.), <i>The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia </i>. 14(2): 598-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23108597 [details]   

original description  (of Chiton latus R. T. Lowe, 1825) Lowe, R. T. (1825). Descriptions of some shells, belonging principally to the genus <i>Chiton</i>, observed on the coast of Argyleshire the summer of 1824. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 2: 93-108., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=nV8FAAAAQAAJ [details]   

original description  (of Chiton pictus W. Bean, 1844) Thorpe C. (1844). <i>British marine conchology; Being a descriptive catalogue, arranged according to the Lamarckian system, of the salt water shells of Great Britain</i>. London: Edward Lumley. l + 267 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11639230 [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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]   

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Diet herbivores [details]

Dimensions 25 mm [details]

Distribution Greenland to Massachusetts 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]

Spelling Tonecella marmoreus [details]

Spelling Tonicella marmoreus [details]

Taxonomy Family: Tonicellidae, according to Trott (2004). [details]
LanguageName 
Danish marmoreret skallus  [details]
English mottled red chitonlined red chiton  [details]
French chiton rouge marbré  [details]
German marmorierte KäferschneckeLiniierte Rote Käferschnecke  [details]
Norwegian BokmÃ¥l marmorleddsnegl  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk praktleddsnigel  [details]