OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Name Haliotidae
Haliotis spadicea Donovan, 1808
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Haliotis spadicea Donovan, 1808
Haliotis sinuata Perry, 1811
Haliotis sanguinea Hanley, 1840
Haliotis ficifomis Menke, 1844
Distribution
Partridge Point, Cape Peninsula to northern Natal
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: intertidal [
]
depth: shallow subtidal
habit: nestling [ in narrow crevices for organisms between 25-75 mm
]
substrate: algal turf [ encrusting red algae ( Lithothamnion ) for organisms smaller than 10mm
]
substrate: boulders [ underneath boulders for organisms between 10-25mm
]
References
Geiger, D.L. & Poppe, G.T. 2000. p.84 [ 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 spadicea Donovan, 1808
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=55533) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.