Haliotis mykonosensis

Haliotis mykonosensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2]

Haliotis mykonosensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Haliotoidea
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species:
H. mykonosensis
Binomial name
Haliotis mykonosensis
Owen, Hanavan & Hall, 2001

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea from Italy and Corsica west to Greece and western Turkey.

References

  • Owen B., Hanavan S. & Hall S. (2001). A new species of abalone (Haliotis) from Greece. The Veliger 44(3): 301–309
  • Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012] page(s): 130


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