| Haliotis unilateralis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. unilateralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822
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Haliotis unilateralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
References
- ^ Peters, H. (2021). "Haliotis unilateralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T78772250A78772633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78772250A78772633.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls.
External links
- "Haliotis (Haliotis) unilateralis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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