Species Haliotis elegans Koch in Philippi, 1844
Elegant 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 elegans Koch in Philippi, R.A. 1844. Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Cassel : Theodor Fischer Vol. 1 pp. 77-204. [119, pl. 1, fig. 1-2] (Date published Juni 1844).
Type data:
Status unknown, Western Australia.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution in NSW and SA is questionable (Geiger & Poppe, 2000)
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, rocky crevices, shallow subtidal, stones, subtidal.
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 [89, figs 53, 54, 67, 192]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [48] (as Haliotis elegans Philippi, 1874 sic.)
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] (Elegant Ear Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 | HALIOTOIDEA | 04-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 22-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED |