Haliotis geigeri

Haliotis geigeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Haliotoidea
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: H. geigeri
Binomial name
Haliotis geigeri
Owen, 2014

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

Description

The size of the oblong, somewhat convex shell varies between 29 mm and 41 mm. The coloration is bright red to reddish brown.

Distribution

This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé & Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

References

  1. Haliotis geigeri Owen, 2014.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 October 2014.


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