Haliotis marmorata
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Haliotis marmorata | |
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Apical view of a shell of Haliotis marmorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
Family: | Haliotidae |
Genus: | Haliotis |
Species: | H. marmorata |
Binomial name | |
Haliotis marmorata Linnaeus, 1758[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Haliotis marmorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2][3][4]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal to Gabon and off São Tomé and Principe
References
- ↑ Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Haliotis marmorata Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445367 on 2013-02-02
- ↑ 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)
External links
External identifiers for Haliotis marmorata | |
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WoRMS | 445367 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Haliotis (Haliotis) marmorata
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