Variable abalone
Haliotis varia
- Usual depth0–13 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Haliotis varia, common name the variable abalone or the common ear shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 30 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 26 records
- June: 45 records
- July: 43 records
- August: 34 records
- September: 41 records
- October: 46 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 21 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–13 m · Deepest record: 32 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Variable abalone, variable abalone
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Schillerndes Meerohr, Variable Abalone
- Japanese
- イボアナゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 瘤鮑螺
Other scientific names: Haliotis concinna, Haliotis dohrniana, Haliotis gemma, Haliotis granulata, Haliotis pustulifera, Haliotis semistriata, Haliotis viridis, Sanhaliotis aliena, Sanhaliotis varia
Similar species
- Greenlip Abalone
Haliotis laevigata
- 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).
- 817 open-data records from 1758 to 2023.
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