Haliotis semiplicata
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| Haliotis semiplicata | |
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| Apical view of a shell of Haliotis semiplicata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. semiplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Haliotis lauta Reeve, 1846 | |
Haliotis semiplicata, common name the semiplicate abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific and off Western Australia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 February 2013.
- 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. page(s): 124
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