Haliotis semiplicata

Haliotis semiplicata, common name the semiplicate abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.^[2]

Haliotis semiplicata
Apical view of a shell of Haliotis semiplicata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. semiplicata
Binomial name
Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843
Synonyms[2]
Haliotis lauta Reeve, 1846

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.