Haliotis semiplicata

Haliotis semiplicata
Apical view of a shell of Haliotis semiplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Haliotoidea
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 2 Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 February 2013.
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