Subspecies Haliotis diversicolor squamata Reeve, 1846
Scaly Abalone, Squamate Ear Shell
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Haliotis squamata Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Haliotis. pls 1-17 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [pl. 12, sp. 35].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1975572, North-west coast of Australia. - Haliotis funebris Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Haliotis. pls 1-17 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [pl. 12, sp. 38].
- Halioits elevata Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1882. Thesaurus Conchyliorum. Vol. 5 pp. 1-54.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Geiger, D.L. & Owen, B. 2012. Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 361 pp. [Date published 29 Feb 2012] [87]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indonesia and Cambodia. The Australian Museum holds specimens from the Gulf of Carpentaria, but none from eastern Australia. Records from northern Queensland given by Geiger (2000) may be correct, but those given from southern Queensland and NSW are certainly not.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, marine, rocky shore, shallow subtidal, stones.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow coral reef
General References
Geiger, D.L. 2000 [1999]. Distribution and biogeography of the recent Haliotidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) world-wide. Bollettino Malacologico 35(5-12): 57-120 [85-86, figs 24, 63, 66]
Geiger, D.L. & Owen, B. 2012. Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 361 pp. [Date published 29 Feb 2012] [87]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [50] (as Haliotis squamata Reeve, 1846)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [56] (Squamate Ear Shell)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [86, pl. 87C] (Scaly Abalone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2012 | HALIOTOIDEA | 21-Dec-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 04-Sep-2014 | 13-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |