Haliotis varia
©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Haliotis varia about 4.5 cm long from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.
©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Haliotis varia about 4.5 cm long from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.
©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Haliotis varia about 4.5 cm long from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Archaeogastropoda
Family
Haliotididae
Genus
Haliotis
Species
Haliotis varia
Distinguishing features
Holes in shell are round on slightly elevated tubercles, four or five of them open; spire located posteriorly (Wilson, 1993).
Size
- Up to 4 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)
- Up to 4.5 cm (length of photographed specimen)
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.
Other references
- Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.
- Scardino, A.J. (2006). Biomimetic fouling control, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1300.