Subspecies Haliotis scalaris emmae Reeve, 1846
Emma's 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 emmae 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. 10].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Australia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Haliotis scalaris emmae Reeve, 1846. —
Geiger, D.L. & Owen, B. 2012. Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 361 pp. [Date published 29 Feb 2012] [123]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Record from Sydney given by Geiger (2000) is not supported by Australian Museum collection and is in error.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)
Ecological Descriptors
Boulders, continental shelf, intertidal, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 50 m
General References
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [49] (as Haliotis emmae 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. [55] (Emma's 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) |
| 05-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |