Lovely Abalone
Haliotis clathrata
- Usual depth20–46 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Haliotis clathrata, common name the lovely abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Haliotis clathrata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–46 m · Deepest record: 58 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lovely Abalone
Other scientific names: Haliotis tomricei, Haliotis tuvuthaensis
Similar species
- Greenlip Abalone
Haliotis laevigata
- Variable abalone
Haliotis varia
- Ass's ear abalone
Haliotis asinina
- Sheep's Ear Abalone
Haliotis ovina
- Planate Abalone
Haliotis planata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 191 open-data records from 1846 to 2006.
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