Haliotis_discus

<i>Haliotis discus</i>

Haliotis discus

Species of gastropod

Haliotis discus, commonly called disk abalone or Edo abalone, is a species of abalone sea snail.[2]

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Subspecies

Haliotis discus hannai
  • Haliotis discus discus Reeve, 1846
  • Haliotis discus hannai Ino, 1953 (sometimes wrongly identified as Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana Jonas, 1845, to which it is very similar)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 100 mm and 150 mm. "This species is closely allied in all characters to Haliotis kamtschatkana but is more elongated than the typical Kamtschatkana. The interior surface has a peculiarly metallic luster, light bronze-green and coppery-red predominating."[3]

Distribution

H. discus is endemic to the waters off Japan and eastern Asia.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Peters, H., Takami, H., Kiyomoto, S. & Kawamura, T. (2022). "Haliotis discus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T78764186A78772433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78764186A78772433.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890
  4. [4]
    Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 18.
  • Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp.
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