Haliotis walallensis

Haliotis walallensis
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]

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. 1 2 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


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