Haliotis geigeri

Haliotis geigeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]

Haliotis geigeri

Haliotis geigeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. geigeri
Binomial name
*Haliotis geigeri* Owen, 2014

Description

The size of the oblong, somewhat convex shell varies between 29 mm and 41 mm. The coloration is bright red to reddish brown.

Distribution

This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé & Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

References

Haliotis geigeri Owen, 2014. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 October 2014.

Owen, B. (2014). A new species of Haliotis (Gastropoda) from São Tomé & Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, with comparisons to other Haliotis found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Zootaxa. 3838(1): 113–119

External links

"Haliotis geigeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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