Haliotis parva

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Haliotis parva
Dorsal view of a shell of Haliotis parva
Ventral view of a shell of Haliotis parva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Haliotoidea
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: H. parva
Binomial name
Haliotis parva
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Haliotis canaliculata Lamarck, 1822
  • Haliotis canaliculata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  • Haliotis carinata Swainson, 1822
  • Haliotis cingulata Röding, 1798
  • Haliotis kraussi Turton, 1932
  • Haliotis rubicunda Röding, 1798
  • Haliotis rubicunda (Montfort, 1810)
  • Padollus rubicundus Montfort, 1810

Haliotis parva, common name the canaliculate abalone, 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 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern Angola to South Africa.

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207659 on 2013-02-02
  3. ↑ Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls.
  4. ↑ Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. (29 February 2012)

External links

External identifiers for Haliotis parva
Encyclopedia of Life 3048997
NCBI 994925
WoRMS 207659
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