Haliotis walallensis Flat Abalone

Haliotis walallensisis commonly referred to as Flat Abalone. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 15003
AphiaID:: 445374

Scientific:: Haliotis walallensis
German:: Flaches Meerohr, Flache Abalone
English:: Flat Abalone

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Haliotidae (Family) > Haliotis (Genus) > walallensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Stearns, 1899

Occurrence:: Canada , Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone
Size:: up to 6.3" (16 cm)
Food:: Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Critically endangered (CR)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Haliotis alfredensis
Haliotis arabiensis
Haliotis asinina
Donkeys Abalone, Ass's Meerohr
Haliotis australis
Silbernes Meerohr, Silberne Abalone
Haliotis brazieri
Haliotis clathrata
Schöne Abalone
Haliotis coccoradiata
Haliotis corrugata
Pink Abalone, Pinkfarbenes Meerohr
Haliotis cracherodii
Schwarzes Meerohr, Schwarze Abalone
Haliotis cyclobates
Haliotis dalli
Haliotis discus
Haliotis dissona
Haliotis diversicolor
Haliotis drogini
Haliotis elegans
Haliotis fatui
Haliotis fulgens
Grünes Meerohr, Grüne Abalone
Haliotis geigeri
Haliotis gigantea
Haliotis glabra
Haliotis iris
Schwarzfuß-Meerohr, Schwarzfuß-Abalone, Regenbogen-Abalone,
Haliotis jacnensis
Jacna Abalone
Haliotis kamtschatkana
Kamtschatka-Meerohr, Pinto-Abalone
Haliotis laevigata
Haliotis madaka
Madaka Abalone, Madaka-awabi
Haliotis mariae
Haliotis marmorata
Haliotis melculus
Haliotis midae
Perlemoen Abalone
Haliotis mykonosensis
Haliotis ovina
Haliotis parva
Haliotis planata
Haliotis pourtalesii
Haliotis pulcherrima
Schönste Abalone, Schönstes Meerohr
Haliotis queketti
Haliotis roei
Haliotis rubiginosa
Haliotis rubra
Schwarzlippen Abalone
Haliotis rufescens
Rotes Meerohr
Haliotis rugosa
Haliotis scalaris
Treppen Abalone, Treppenhaus Meerohr
Haliotis semiplicata
Haliotis sorenseni
Haliotis spadicea
Haliotis squamosa
Haliotis stomatiaeformis
Haliotis supertexta
Haliotis thailandis
Haliotis tuberculata
Grünes Meerohr, Gemeines Meerohr
Haliotis unilateralis
Haliotis varia
Schillerndes Meerohr, Variable Abalone
Haliotis virginea
Haliotis walallensis
Flaches Meerohr, Flache Abalone

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-07-20 17:36:27
Last edit:: 2023-12-10 14:27:09

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Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899

The Flat Abalone occurs in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Southern California. Feeds on alagae.

Synonymised names:
Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis Stearns, 1899 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 20.07.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 20.07.2022.

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