Haliotis walallensis

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Haliotis walallensis
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Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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]

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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 .{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 April 2010.