Haliotis walallensis
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| Haliotis walallensis | |
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| File:Haliotis walallensis.jpg | |
| Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
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H. walallensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis Stearns, 1899 |
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Haliotis walallensis, common name the flat abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
Description
The size of the shell reaches 120 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Southern California.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 57
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pl
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. page(s): 143
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