Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium
| Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | H. p. aurantium
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| Trinomial name | |
| Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium | |
| 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.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs off Brazil.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm.[3]
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.[citation needed]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 48 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 150 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. page(s): 111
External links
[edit]- Malacolog info
- "Haliotis (Haliotis) pourtalesii aurantium". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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