Haliotis walallensis

Haliotis walallensis
Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Haliotoidea
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: H. walallensis
Binomial name
Haliotis walallensis
Stearns, 1899
Synonyms[1]

Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis Stearns, 1899

Haliotis walallensis, common name the flat abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]

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

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