Haliotis unilateralis

Haliotis unilateralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]

Haliotis unilateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species:
H. unilateralis
Binomial name
Haliotis unilateralis
Lamarck, 1822

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

Haliotis unilateralis

References

  • Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls.
  • "Haliotis (Haliotis) unilateralis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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