A less common and smaller species that is not often encounted and would normally be under the legal size

At a glance

Habitat Lives subtidally attached to rocks
Size Can grow to around 100mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southeastern Australia Including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southeastern Australia Including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives subtidally attached to rocks
Size
Can grow to around 100mm

Identification

A very corrugated smaller abalone with the shells colour normally has shades of brown, red and cream.
Common Name Emma's Ear Shell
Aliases Emma’s abalone,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyHaliotoidea
FamilyHaliotidae
GenusHaliotis
SpeciesHaliotis scalaris emmae
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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