Haliotis melculus

Haliotis melculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Haliotoidea
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: H. melculus
Binomial name
Haliotis melculus
(Iredale, 1927)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haliotis ethologus (Iredale, 1927)
  • Marinauris ethologus Iredale, 1927
  • Marinauris melculus Iredale, 1927

Haliotis melculus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1][2][3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Haliotis melculus (Iredale, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445378 on 2013-02-02
  2. Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls.
  3. Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. (29 February 2012)

External links

External identifiers for Haliotis melculus
WoRMS 445378