Range: 4.4°N to 31.67°S; 51.55°W to 39.98°W Depth: 48 to 150 m (live 48 to 48 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Synonymy
Haliotis pourtalesii auct. non Dall, 1881 Haliotis aurantium Simone, 1998
Details
Haliotis aurantiumSimone, 1998b, p. 60-67, figs. 3-9, 11-13, 18-35 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Off Campos Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°06'06"S, 40°08'38"W, 95 m Range: 4.4°N to 30°S; 51.55°W to 39.98°W Depth: 48 to 150 m (live 48 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm Distribution: Brazil: Amapa, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul References: Simone (1998b) DdLNSEWM; Geiger & Poppe (2000)
Haliotis pourtalesii auct. non Dall, 1881, [Not available] Range: 1°S to 31.67°S; 50°W to 40°W Depth: 110 to 130 m Maximum Reported Size: 13.5 mm Distribution: Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul References: Klappenbach (1968) DdM; Rios et al. (1975) S; Simone (1998) s Comments: Misidentification by Klappenbach (1968), Silva & Guerra (1971) and Rios (1970, 1975, 1985, 1994).
Partial List of References
Simone, L. R. L. 1998. Morphology of the Western Atlantic Haliotidae (Gastropoda, Vetigastropoda) with description of a new species from Brazil Malacologia 39 59-75.
