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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 Röding, 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.