Haliotis geigeri

Haliotis geigeri

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. geigeri
Binomial name
*Haliotis geigeri* Owen, 2014

Haliotis geigeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.^[2]

Description

The size of the oblong, somewhat convex shell varies between 29 mm and 41 mm. The coloration is bright red to reddish brown.

Distribution

This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

References

↑ Peters, H. (2021). "Haliotis geigeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T78768971A78772468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78768971A78772468.en.
↑ Haliotis geigeri Owen, 2014. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 October 2014.

Owen, B. (2014). A new species of Haliotis (Gastropoda) from São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, with comparisons to other Haliotis found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Zootaxa. 3838(1): 113–119

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