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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 RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW 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.