Haliotis unilateralis
Species of gastropod
| Haliotis unilateralis | |
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. unilateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822 | |
Haliotis unilateralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
References
- ^ Peters, H. (2021). "Haliotis unilateralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T78772250A78772633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78772250A78772633.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haliotis unilateralis.
- "Haliotis (Haliotis) unilateralis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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