Haliotis discus
| Haliotis discus | |
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| Dorsal view of a shell of Haliotis discus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. discus |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Haliotis (Haliotis) discus 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]
- Subspecies
- Haliotis discus discus Reeve, 1846
- Haliotis discus hannai Ino, 1953 (sometimes wrongly identified as Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana Jonas, 1845, to which it is very similar)
Description
The size of the shell varies between 100 mm and 150 mm. "This species is closely allied in all characters to Haliotis kamtschatkana but is more elongated than the typical Kamtschatkana. The interior surface has a peculiarly metallic luster, light bronze-green and coppery-red predominating." [2]
Distribution
H. discus is endemic to the waters off Japan and eastern Asia.[3]
References
- ↑ Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- ↑ H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890
- ↑ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 18.
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp.
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