Haliotis fulgens

Haliotis fulgens
Five views of a

shell of Haliotis fulgens

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. fulgens
Binomial name
Haliotis fulgens
Philippi, 1845
Synonyms[2]
  • Haliotis planilirata Reeve, 1846
  • Haliotis splendens Reeve, 1846
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) fulgens Philippi, 1845
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) revea Bartsch, P., 1940 (nomen nudum)

Haliotis fulgens, commonly called the green abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2] The shell of this species is usually brown, and is marked with many low, flat-topped ribs which run parallel to the five to seven open respiratory pores that are elevated above the shell's surface. The inside of the shell is an iridescent blue and green.

The range of Haliotis fulgens includes southern California and most of the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico.

  1. ^ Peters, H. & Rogers-Bennett, L. (2021). "Haliotis fulgens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T78768961A78772463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78768961A78772463.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Haliotis fulgens Philippi, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.