Haliotis parva

Haliotis parva, common name the canaliculate abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.^[3][4][5]

Haliotis parva
Dorsal view of a shell of Haliotis parva
Ventral view of a shell of Haliotis parva
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Superfamily:	Haliotoidea
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. parva
Binomial name
Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758[2]
Synonyms[3]
Haliotis canaliculata Lamarck, 1822 Haliotis canaliculata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 Haliotis carinata Swainson, 1822 Haliotis cingulata Röding, 1798 Haliotis kraussi Turton, 1932 Haliotis rubicunda Röding, 1798 Haliotis rubicunda (Montfort, 1810) Padollus rubicundus Montfort, 1810

Haliotis parva was among the first seven haliotids named by Carl Linnaeus (together with Haliotis asinina, Haliotis marmorata, Haliotis midae, Haliotis striata, Haliotis tuberculata and Haliotis varia).

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm. "The rather small shell is oval and depressed. It has a strong rounded rib on the upper surface, parallel with the row of holes. The surface of the shell is covered all over with fine closer spiral threads and much finer radiating striae. The form varies from elliptical to rounded-oval. The spiral rib of the upper surface is also variable in prominence. There are no radiating lamellae between the spire and the rib, and as usual there is a shallow channel outside of the row of holes. The colour is between scarlet and brick-red, with irregular, often radiating white patches. The spire is raised and rather prominent. The inner surface is silvery, with red and green reflections. It has a furrow corresponding to the rib of the outside. The columellar shelf is narrow and flattened. The six perforations are subcircular and open."^[6]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern Angola to South Africa.