Haliotis discus

Species of gastropod

Haliotis discus

Haliotis discus discus

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Vetigastropoda
Order:  | Lepetellida
Family:  | Haliotidae
Genus:  | Haliotis
Species:  |

H. discus

Binomial name
Haliotis discus

Reeve, 1846

Synonyms

Haliotis (Haliotis) discus discus Reeve, 1846

Haliotis discus, commonly called disk abalone or Edo abalone, is a species of abalone sea snail.[2]

## Subspecies

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Haliotis discus hannai

* Haliotis discus discus Reeve, 1846
* Haliotis discus hannai Ino, 1953 (sometimes wrongly identified as Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana Jonas, 1845, to which it is very similar)

## Description

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As sashimi

The size of the shell varies between 100 mm and 150 mm. "This species is closely allied in all characters to Haliotis kamtschatkana but is more elongated than the typical Kamtschatkana. The interior surface has a peculiarly metallic luster, light bronze-green and coppery-red predominating."[3]

## Distribution

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H. discus is endemic to the waters off Japan and eastern Asia.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Peters, H.; Takami, H.; Kiyomoto, S.; Kawamura, T. (2022). "Haliotis discus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T78764186A78772433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T78764186A78772433.en. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. ^ Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
3. ^ H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890
4. ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 18.

* Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haliotis discus.

* "Haliotis (Haliotis) discus discus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers

Haliotis discus|

* Wikidata: Q3011996
* BOLD: 27572
* CoL: 3JDX6
* EoL: 4800192
* GBIF: 4357763
* iNaturalist: 469034
* IRMNG: 10522883
* ITIS: 1048483
* IUCN: 78764186
* NCBI: 36094
* OBIS: 397082
* Open Tree of Life: 780545
* SeaLifeBase: 83743
* WoRMS: 397082

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