Haliotis unilateralis
Haliotis unilateralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. unilateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822 | |
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.
Haliotis unilateralis
References
- 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
- "Haliotis (Haliotis) unilateralis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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