Haliotis rubra
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Haliotis rubra
| image = Blacklip_abalone.jpg
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| authority = W. E. Leach, 1814
| synonyms = * Haliotis improbula Iredale, T., 1924
- Haliotis (Haliotis) ancile Reeve, L.A., 1846
- Haliotis (Haliotis) naevosa Philippi, R.A., 1844
- Haliotis (Haliotis) tubifera Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
- Sanhaliotis whitehousei Colman, J.G., 1959
| display_parents = 3
}}
The blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra, is an Australian species of large, edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.{{Cite web|url=http://www.seashellsofnsw.org.au/Haliotidae/Pages/haliotis_rubra.htm|title = Haliotis rubra}}Bouchet, P. (2012). Haliotis rubra Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445354 on 2013-02-04
Subspecies
- Haliotis rubra conicopora Péron, 1816 – the conical pore abalone; synonyms: Haliotis conicopora Péron, 1816 (original combination), Haliotis cunninghami Gray, 1826; Haliotis granti Pritchard & Gatliff, 1902; Haliotis vixlirata Cotton, 1943
- Haliotis rubra rubra Leach, 1814 the shield abalone; synonyms: Haliotis ancile Reeve, 1846; Haliotis improbula Iredale, 1924; Haliotis naevosa Philippi, 1844; Haliotis ruber Leach, 1814 (original combination); Haliotis whitehousei (Colman, 1959); Sanhaliotis whitehousei Colman, 1959
Description
The size of the shell varies between {{convert|3.5|and(-)|20|cm|in|abbr=on}}. "The large, much depressed shell has a rounded-oval shape. The distance of the apex from the margin is one-fifth the length of the shell. It is sculptured with fine spiral cords cut by close minute striae of increment. It shows radiating waves or folds above. A slight angle at the row of perforations, below it is broadly excavated and then carinated. The about six perforations are elevated and circular. The outline is suborbicular, much depressed and solid but not thick. The surface is either dark red with few radiating angular white patches, or dull red and green, streaked and mottled. The spiral cords of the outer surface are either nearly equal, or have slightly larger ones at wide intervals. They are decussated by close growth-striae. The whorls number a trifle over 3. Inside they are corrugated like the outer surface, silvery, and very brilliantly iridescent. The reflections are chiefly sea-green and red. The columellar plate is broad, flat, and obliquely truncated at its base. The cavity of the spire is wide, open, but shallow
This is a variable form, in color varying from dark coral red to dull red streaked with pale green."[https://archive.org/details/manualconch12tryorich H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890] (described as Haliotis naevosa)
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia, and is one of two species of abalone taken in South Australia and Tasmania (the other is the greenlip abalone).{{cite web|url=http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/recreational_fishing/target_species/abalone|publisher=Government of South Australia, Primary Industries and Regions SA|title=Fisheries - Abalone|access-date=2012-08-10|archive-date=2011-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615070122/http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/recreational_fishing/target_species/abalone|url-status=dead}}
Range is from Fremantle, Western Australia, to Angourie, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.{{cite book|last=Edgar|first=Graham J.|title=Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters|edition=Second|year=2008|publisher=New Holland|location=Sydney|isbn=9781921517174}}
It is called the blacklip abalone because the edge of the foot is black.
File:Haliotis rubra P2153810.JPG|Haliotis rubra with a kelp anchored on the shell
File:Haliotis rubra P2153820.JPG|Haliotis rubra showing the characteristic black edge of the foot
File:Haliotis rubra P2153824.JPG|Haliotis rubra frequently choose to shelter in fairly tight crevices
File:Haliotis rubra P2153828.JPG|Two specimens of Haliotis rubra visible through a gap between two boulders
References
{{Reflist}}
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
- Geiger, D.L. 2000 [1999]. Distribution and biogeography of the recent Haliotidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) world-wide. Bollettino Malacologico 35(5-12): 57-120
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp.
External links
- [http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/blacklip-abalone New South Wales government fisheries info]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=1041|title=Haliotis (Haliotis) rubra rubra|access-date=16 January 2019}}
{{Commons category|Haliotis rubra}}
{{Edible molluscs}}
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