Haliotis walallensis

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

Haliotis walallensis
Dorsal view of a shell of H. walallensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Haliotidae
Genus:	Haliotis
Species:	H. walallensis
Binomial name
Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899
Synonyms[2]
Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis Stearns, 1899

Description

The size of the shell reaches 120 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Southern California.