Haliotis walallensis

Haliotis walallensis
Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. walallensis
Binomial name
Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899
Synonyms [2]
Haliotis fulgens var. walallensisStearns, 1899

Haliotis walallensis, common name the flat abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, abalone. ^[2]

Description

The size of the shell reaches 120 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Southern California.

References

1. Peters, H. & Rogers-Bennett, L. (2021). "Haliotis walallensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T78772302A78772648. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78772302A78772648.en .
2. 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

External links

• "Haliotis (Haliotis) walallensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.