Douglas Mason, USA
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Haliotis fulgens Philippi, 1845
The shell of the Green Abalone is usually brown or red-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, that refer to the name "Green Abalone.
Feeds on fleshy red algae.
Direct children (4):
Subspecies Haliotis fulgens fulgens Philippi, 1845
Subspecies Haliotis fulgens guadalupensis Talmadge, 1964
Subspecies Haliotis fulgens turveri Bartsch, 1942
Variety Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis Stearns, 1899 accepted as Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899 (original combination)
The shell of the Green Abalone is usually brown or red-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, that refer to the name "Green Abalone.
Feeds on fleshy red algae.
Direct children (4):
Subspecies Haliotis fulgens fulgens Philippi, 1845
Subspecies Haliotis fulgens guadalupensis Talmadge, 1964
Subspecies Haliotis fulgens turveri Bartsch, 1942
Variety Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis Stearns, 1899 accepted as Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899 (original combination)
