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Gastropoda Name Haliotidae 

Haliotis ovina Gmelin, 1791

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Haliotis ovina Gmelin, 1791
   Haliotis caelata Röding, 1798
   Haliotis latilabris Philippi, 1848

Common Name

Sheep Ear Shell p.56      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Vietnam
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Mariana Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Bismark Archipelago
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30m ]
depth: subtidal [ ]
habit: nestling [ between dead coral heads ]

References

 Geiger, D.L. & Poppe, G.T. 2000. p.68 [ Synonymy; Types; Type Locality; Illustrustrations; Description; Differential Diagnosis; Range; Biology; Fossil Record; Remarks; Literature ]  General reference
 Hylleberg, J & Kilburn, R. N. 2003. p.20 Distribution
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.24 Distribution
 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 ovina Gmelin, 1791

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=5822) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-05-09.