Haliotis geigeri

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| taxon = Haliotis geigeri

| image = Haliotis geigeri (MNHN-IM-2012-2725).jpeg

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Peters, H.|date=2021 |title=Haliotis geigeri |volume=2021|page=e.T78768971A78772468|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78768971A78772468.en}}

| authority = Owen, 2014

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Haliotis geigeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.{{WRMS species|769036|Haliotis geigeri Owen, 2014||14 October 2014}}

Description

The size of the oblong, somewhat convex shell varies between 29 mm and 41 mm. The coloration is bright red to reddish brown.

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Distribution

This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

References

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  • [https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3838.1.6 Owen, B. (2014). A new species of Haliotis (Gastropoda) from São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, with comparisons to other Haliotis found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Zootaxa. 3838(1): 113–119]