Haliotis semiplicata, common name the semiplicate abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2]
| Haliotis semiplicata | |
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| Apical view of a shell of Haliotis semiplicata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. semiplicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Haliotis lauta Reeve, 1846 | |
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Western Australia.
References edit
- ^ Peters, H. (2021). "Haliotis semiplicata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T78771692A78772588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78771692A78772588.en.
- ^ a b Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 February 2013.
- Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1–46.
- Reeve, L.A. 1846. Descriptions of forty species of Haliotis, from the collection of H. Cumming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 14: 53–59
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp. 83pls.
- Geiger, D.L. 2000 [1999]. Distribution and biogeography of the recent Haliotidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) world-wide. Bollettino Malacologico 35(5–12): 57-120
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. page(s): 124
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haliotis semiplicata.
- "Haliotis (Haliotis) semiplicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.