Haliotis geigeri
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| 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]
External links
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- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=74621|title=Haliotis geigeri|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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Category:Endemic fauna of São Tomé and Príncipe
Category:Invertebrates of São Tomé and Príncipe
Category:Gastropods described in 2014
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