Haliotis geigeri

Haliotis geigeri
Haliotis geigeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. geigeri
Binomial name
Haliotis geigeri Owen, 2014

Haliotis geigeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.^[1]

Description[]

The size of the oblong, somewhat convex shell varies between 29 mm and 41 mm. The coloration is bright red to reddish brown.

Distribution[]

This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé & Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

References[]

• Owen, B. (2014). A new species of Haliotis (Gastropoda) from São Tomé & Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, with comparisons to other Haliotis found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Zootaxa. 3838(1): 113–119

External links[]

• "Haliotis geigeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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