Biology:Haliotis rugosa pustulata
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Short description: Subspecies of gastropod
| Haliotis rugosa pustulata | |
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| Top view of a shell of Haliotis rugosa pustulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
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| Subspecies: | H. r. pustulata
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| Trinomial name | |
| Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846
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Haliotis rugosa pustulata is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine subspecies occurs in the Red Sea and in the western part of the Indian Ocean.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Kilburn R.N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391–437
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012] page(s): 113
External links
- "Haliotis (Haliotis) pustulata pustulata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_6209.shtml.
- Owen B. (2013) Notes on the correct taxonomic status of Haliotis rugosa Lamarck, 1822, and Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846, with description of a new subspecies from Rodrigues Island, Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae). Zootaxa 3646(2): 189–193.
Wikidata ☰ Q5642440 entry
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