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Haliotis fulgens (green abalone)

Synonyms: Haliotis revea

Wikipedia Abstract

Haliotis fulgens, commonly called the green abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.The shell of this species is usually brown, and is marked with many low, flat-topped ribs which run parallel to the five to seven open respiratory pores that are elevated above the shell’s surface. The inside of the shell is an iridescent blue and green. The range of Haliotis fulgens includes southern California and most of the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico.
View Wikipedia Record: Haliotis fulgens

Infraspecies

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Haliotis fulgens

Prey / Diet

Phyllospadix torreyi (Torrey's surfgrass)[1]

Predators

Octopus bimaculatus (california two-spot octopus)[2]
Octopus bimaculoides (California two-spot octopus)[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Serviere-Zaragoza, E., Gòmez-López, D., & Ponce-Déaz, G. (1998). The natural diet of the green abalone (Haliotis fulgens Philippi) in the southern part of its range, Baja California Sur, Mexico, assessed by an analysis of gut contents. Journal of Shellfish Research, 17(3), 777-782
2CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0