Haliotis rugosa pustulata

Haliotis rugosa pustulata is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]

Haliotis rugosa pustulata
Top view of a shell of Haliotis rugosa pustulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. rugosa
Subspecies:	H. r. pustulata
Trinomial name
Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846
Synonyms[1]
Haliotis (Sulculus) pustulata Reeve, 1846 Haliotis cruenta Reeve, 1846 Haliotis jousseaumi Mabille, 1888 Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846 (original rank) Haliotis scutulum Reeve, 1846

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine subspecies occurs in the Red Sea and in the western part of the Indian Ocean.

References

1. Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.

• Kilburn R.N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391–437
• Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls
• Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012] page(s): 113

External links

• "Haliotis (Haliotis) pustulata pustulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Owen B. (2013) Notes on the correct taxonomic status of Haliotis rugosa Lamarck, 1822, and Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846, with description of a new subspecies from Rodrigues Island, Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae). Zootaxa 3646(2): 189–193.