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Gastropoda Name Haliotidae
Haliotis laevigata Donovan, 1808
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Haliotis laevigata Donovan, 1808
Haliotis glabra Swainson, 1822
Haliotis albicans Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Haliotis excisa Gray, 1856
Common Name
Smooth or Whitened Ear Shell p.54 Allan, J. 1950.
Green-lip Abalone p.88, pl.89B Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia: SW coast
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ 10-30m
]
depth: sublittoral
exposure: exposed [ very exposed situations along the coastline as well as off-shore
]
substrate: boulders [ upper side of rocks and boulders
]
substrate: rocks [ at the base of steep rock faces
]
References
Geiger, D.L. & Poppe, G.T. 2000. p.63 [ Synonymy; Types; Type Locality; Illustrustrations; Description; Differential Diagnosis; Range; Biology; Fossil Record; Remarks; Literature
] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.49 General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.49 Synonomy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Vetigastropoda
Name Author, Year
Haliotoidea
Haliotidae
Haliotis Linnaeus, 1758
Haliotis laevigata Donovan, 1808
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=5816) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.