Haliotis discus
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| Haliotis discus | |
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| 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, commonly called disk abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
Description
Distribution
H. discus is endemic to the waters off Japan and eastern Asia.[2]
References
- ↑ Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- ↑ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 18.
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