Haliotis rugosa pustulata

Haliotis rugosa pustulata is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.^[1]

Haliotis rugosa pustulata
Top view of a shell of Haliotis rugosa pustulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. rugosa
Subspecies:	H. r. pustulata
Trinomial name
Haliotis rugosa pustulata Reeve, 1846
Synonyms[1]
Haliotis (Sulculus) pustulata Reeve, 1846 Haliotis cruenta Reeve, 1846 Haliotis jousseaumi Mabille, 1888 Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846 (original rank) Haliotis scutulum Reeve, 1846

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm. The left side of the shell has holes set equally distant from each other, these holes are made during the breathing process. The Haliotis rugosa pustulata breaths through tubular filaments protruding from each hole, as such, the number of holes on an individual does not change much through its several stages of growth.^[2]

Distribution

This marine subspecies occurs in the Red Sea and in the western part of the Indian Ocean.