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Haliotis mykonosensis

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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

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

Description

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece.

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