Superfamily Haliotoidea Scientific name Haliotis discus | Family Haliotidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Haliotis diversicolor, Haliotis asinina, Haliotis rufescens, Haliotis ovina, Green ormer | ||
Trochophore of haliotis discus discus 1 jan 6 2012
Haliotis discus, commonly called disk abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.
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- Trochophore of haliotis discus discus 1 jan 6 2012
- Abalone haliotis discus discus release the sperm in culture tank nov 28 2011
- Description
- Distribution
- References
Abalone haliotis discus discus release the sperm in culture tank nov 28 2011
Description
The size of the shell varies between 100 mm and 150 mm. "This species is closely allied in all characters to Haliotis kamtschatkana but is more elongated than the typical Kamtschatkana. The interior surface has a peculiarly metallic luster, light bronze-green and coppery-red predominating."
Distribution
H. discus is endemic to the waters off Japan and eastern Asia.
References
Haliotis discus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA