Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium

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Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium
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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
Trinomial name
Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium
Simone, 1998 [1]
Synonyms

Haliotis aurantiumSimone, 1998 (original combination)

Contents

Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium is a subspecies of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone. [2] This is a Western Atlantic species.

Distribution

This species occurs off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm. [3]

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.[ citation needed ]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 48 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 150 m. [3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 1 2 3 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.