Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Haliotis
Family: Haliotidae (Mollusca/Gastropoda)
Taxon : Marine Molluscs
Group : Animal
SPECIES
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Found at depths of 10-20 m in sheltered waters. An ear-shaped shell with a prominent spiral ridge running around middle of last turn of the shell parallel to the outer edge. There is a row of 6-7 perforations on low nodules. Up to 45 mm. Lives under stones in rock pools or on shallow reefs. Grazes on algae and is itself eaten by reef fishes.
AUTHORITY
Linnaeus, 1758Sub Author
Conservation
UncommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: A reddish-brown or orange mottled with white, red or green. Interior glossy
- Colour: Brown
Common Name
- Canaliculate abalone
- Spiral ridged siffie
- Abalone
- Spiral ridged siffie
Habitat
- NOTES: Collected 1990 on the beach at the river mouth
- HABITAT NAME: Beach
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
Synonyms for Species
- Haliotis cingulata
- Haliotis rubicunda
- Haliotis caniculata
- Haliotis carinata
- Haliotis kraussi
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