Haliotis walallensis
Haliotis walallensis | |
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Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | |
Family: | Haliotidae |
Genus: | Haliotis |
Species: | H. walallensis
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Binomial name | |
Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899
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Synonyms[2] | |
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.[2]
Description[]
The size of the shell reaches 120 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Southern California.
References[]
- ^ "Flat abalone". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ a b 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[]
- "Haliotis (Haliotis) walallensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Haliotis
- Gastropods described in 1899
- Vetigastropoda stubs