Haliotis rugosa pustulata

Haliotis rugosa pustulata
Top view of a shell of Haliotis rugosa pustulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. rugosa
Subspecies:	H. r. pustulata
Trinomial name
Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846
Synonyms[1]
Haliotis (Sulculus) pustulata Reeve, 1846 Haliotis cruenta Reeve, 1846 Haliotis jousseaumi Mabille, 1888 Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846 (original rank) Haliotis scutulum Reeve, 1846

Haliotis rugosa pustulata is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.^[1]

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine subspecies occurs in the Red Sea and in the western part of the Indian Ocean.

References[]

• Kilburn R.N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391–437
• Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls
• Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012] page(s): 113

External links[]

• "Haliotis (Haliotis) pustulata pustulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Owen B. (2013) Notes on the correct taxonomic status of Haliotis rugosa Lamarck, 1822, and Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846, with description of a new subspecies from Rodrigues Island, Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae). Zootaxa 3646(2): 189–193.

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