Haliotis semiplicata

Haliotis semiplicata
Apical view of a shell of Haliotis semiplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: H. semiplicata
Binomial name
Haliotis semiplicata
Menke, 1843
Synonyms[1]

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. 1.0 1.1 Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 February 2013.

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