OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Name Haliotidae
Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758
*Haliotis capensis Dunker, 1844
Haliotis elatior Pilsbry, 1890
Distribution
St. Helena Bay to West Transkei
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ animals migrate from the intertidal area at sizes of 10mm to 25m depth with age
]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [
]
exposure: semi-exposed [ intermediate exposure
]
habit: nestling [ between 40mm and 100mm in narrow crevices
]
substrate: algal turf [ animals up to 10mm shell length live on red encrusting algae ( Lithothamnion )
]
substrate: boulders [ 10-35mm under boulders
]
substrate: rocks [ greater than 100mm shell-length live on top of rock
]
References
Geiger, D.L. & Poppe, G.T. 2000. p.67 [ Synonymy; Types; Type Locality; Illustrustrations; Description; Differential Diagnosis; Range; Biology; Fossil Record; Remarks; Literature
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Vetigastropoda
Name Author, Year
Haliotoidea
Haliotidae
Haliotis Linnaeus, 1758
Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=55411) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-31. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-05.