Haliotis fulgens
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Haliotis fulgens, commonly called the green abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2] The shell of this species is usually brown, and is marked with many low, flat-topped ribs which run parallel to the five to seven open respiratory pores that are elevated above the shell's surface. The inside of the shell is an iridescent blue and green.
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Haliotis fulgens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
Family: | Haliotidae |
Genus: | Haliotis |
Species: | H. fulgens |
Binomial name | |
Haliotis fulgens Philippi, 1845 | |
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The range of Haliotis fulgens includes southern California and most of the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico.