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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Boreochiton ruber
Tonicella rubra
Northern red chiton
Red mail shell
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.4
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Polyplacophora. 4 specimen, 1 of which is concreted to a fragment of maerl. Oval-shaped, ridged, colour ranging from pale to dark pink.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.151)

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