Planate Abalone
Haliotis planata
- Usual depth9.1 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Haliotis planata, common name the planate abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Haliotis planata”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9.1 m · Deepest record: 9.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Planate Abalone
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒラアナゴウ
- Thai
- หอยโข่งทะเลเปลือกแบน
- Simplified Chinese
- 扁鮑螺
Other scientific names: Haliotis grayana
Similar species
- Greenlip Abalone
Haliotis laevigata
- Variable abalone
Haliotis varia
- Ass's ear abalone
Haliotis asinina
- Lovely Abalone
Haliotis clathrata
- Sheep's Ear Abalone
Haliotis ovina
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).
- 44 open-data records from 1882 to 2002.
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