Greenlip Abalone
Haliotis laevigata
- Usual depth0–10 m
- Water temperature14–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and June
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Haliotis laevigata, common name the smooth Australian abalone or greenlip abalone or whitened ear shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Haliotis laevigata”, 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: 146 records
- February: 53 records
- March: 113 records
- April: 48 records
- May: 131 records
- June: 179 records
- July: 115 records
- August: 66 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 96 records
- November: 61 records
- December: 51 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Greenlip Abalone
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ウスヒラアワビ
Other scientific names: Haliotis albicans, Haliotis glabra, Schismotis excisa
Similar species
- Variable abalone
Haliotis varia
- Ass's ear abalone
Haliotis asinina
- Lovely Abalone
Haliotis clathrata
- 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).
- 1,284 open-data records from 1921 to 2023.
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