Haliotis rugosa pustulata
| Haliotis rugosa pustulata | |
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| Top view of a shell of Haliotis rugosa pustulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
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| Subspecies: | H. r. pustulata
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| Trinomial name | |
| Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846
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Haliotis rugosa pustulata is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine subspecies occurs in the Red Sea and in the western part of the Indian Ocean.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Kilburn R.N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391–437
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012] page(s): 113
External links
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- "Haliotis (Haliotis) pustulata pustulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Owen B. (2013) Notes on the correct taxonomic status of Haliotis rugosa Lamarck, 1822, and Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846, with description of a new subspecies from Rodrigues Island, Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae). Zootaxa 3646(2): 189–193.
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