Haliotis walallensis
Haliotis walallensis | |
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Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
Family: | Haliotidae |
Genus: | Haliotis |
Species: | H. walallensis |
Binomial name | |
Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis Stearns, 1899 |
Haliotis walallensis, common name the flat abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
Contents
1 Description
2 Distribution
3 References
4 External links
Description
The size of the shell reaches 120 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Southern California.
References
^ ab Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 57
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pl
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. page(s): 143
External links
- Gastropods.com: Haliotis (Haliotis) walallensis
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