Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium
| Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. pourtalesii |
| Subspecies: | H. p. aurantium |
| Trinomial name | |
| Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium Simone, 1998[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Haliotis aurantium Simone, 1998 (original combination) | |
Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium is a subspecies of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2] This is a Western Atlantic species.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs off Brazil.
References
- ↑ Simone L. R. L. (1998) "Morphology of the Western Atlantic Haliotidae (Gastropoda, Vetigastropoda) with description of a new species from Brazil". Malacologia 39: 59-75.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2014). Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium Simone, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445347 on 2014-10-25
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. page(s): 111
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