Haliotis discus

Haliotis discus
Dorsal view of a shell of H. discus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Haliotoidea
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: H. discus
Binomial name
Haliotis discus
Reeve, 1846

Haliotis discus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]

Contents

Description

Distribution

H. discus is endemic to the waters off Japan and eastern Asia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397082 on 9 April 2010.
  2. ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 18.