Haliotis kamtschatkana
| Haliotis kamtschatkana | |
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| A shell of Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana | |
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| A shell of Haliotis kamtschatkana assimilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. kamtschatkana |
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Haliotis kamtschatkana (Jonas, 1845) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Haliotis gigantea var. kamtschatkana Jonas, 1845 |
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Haliotis gigantea var. kamtschatkana Jonas, 1845
Haliotis kamtschatkana, common name the northern abalone or pinto abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.
It has been listed as "Endangered" by the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species since 2006.
Haliotis kamtschatkana has two subspecies:
The pinto abalone has an adult shell size of approximately 8 cm (3.1 in) but it can rarely grow as large as 15 cm (5.9 in). The rather thin shell is flattened and ear-shaped. The surface is covered with uneven spiral cords, often almost obsolete, and strongly elevated undulations or lumps. The columellar shelf is narrow, flattened,and sloping inward. The shell has 3 to 6 elevated respiratory holes. These holes collectively make up what is known as the selenizone which form as the shell grows. The silvery interior of the shell is iridescent. The shell is generally green-brown but can have white or blue coloration and has a somewhat scalloped edge. The epipodium is lacy and green-brown in color. Tentacles surrounding the foot and extending out of the shell sense food and predators.
Pinto abalone are found in kelp beds and in rocky areas in the northeast Pacific Ocean, where they range from Salisbury Sound, Alaska, along the coasts of Canada and contiguous United States to Baja California, Mexico. This is the Pacific abalone species with the widest latitudinal distribution in North America.
The distribution of this species also includes Korea.
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