Haliotis walallensis
















































Haliotis walallensis

Haliotis walallensis.jpg
Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis

Scientific classification edit
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





  1. ^ 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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