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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Name Haliotidae 

Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758
   Haliotis cingulata R�ding, 1798
   Padollus rubicundus Montfort, 1810
   Haliotis canaliculata Lamarck, 1822
   Haliotis carinata Swainson, 1822
   Haliotis kraussi Turton, 1932

Distribution

False bay to East London

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ 10-20m in more sheltered areas ]
habit: nestling [ narrow crevices for 10-35mm specimens and large crevices for >35mm ]
substrate: boulders [ under boulders for specimens of 10mm in size; >35mm ]

References

 Geiger, D.L. & Poppe, G.T. 2000. p.69 [ 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 parva Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=55416) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-31. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.