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Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. pourtalesii
Subspecies:	H. p. aurantium
Trinomial name
Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium Simone, 1998
Synonyms
Haliotis aurantium Simone, 1998 (original combination)

Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium is a subspecies of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone. This is a Western Atlantic species.

Distribution

This species occurs off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm.

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 48 m. Maximum recorded depth is 150 m.

References

1. Simone L. R. L. (1998) "Morphology of the Western Atlantic Haliotidae (Gastropoda, Vetigastropoda) with description of a new species from Brazil". Malacologia 39: 59-75.
2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium Simone, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445347 on 2014-10-25
3. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

• Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. page(s): 111

External links

• Malacolog info
• "Haliotis (Haliotis) pourtalesii aurantium". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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