WoRMS taxon details
Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846
445319 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:445319)
accepted
Species
Haliotis (Sulculus) diversicolor Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted
Sulculus diversicolor (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Haliotis diversicolor diversicolor Reeve, 1846
- Subspecies Haliotis diversicolor squamata Reeve, 1846
marine
Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Haliotis</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-17 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-4, April 1846; pls 5-8, May 1846; pls 9-12, June 1846; pl. 13-17, July 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118661#page/277/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 12 fig. 39 [details]
page(s): pl. 12 fig. 39 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445319 on 2025-12-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Haliotis</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-17 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-4, April 1846; pls 5-8, May 1846; pls 9-12, June 1846; pl. 13-17, July 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118661#page/277/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 12 fig. 39 [details]
basis of record Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012). Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. <em>Hackenheim: Conchbooks.</em> viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012]. [details]
page(s): pl. 12 fig. 39 [details]
basis of record Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012). Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. <em>Hackenheim: Conchbooks.</em> viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012]. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Wong, D.W.Y. (1983) Studies on the biology and mariculture of abolone (Haliotis diversicolor reeve, 1846) In Hong Kong. Mphil Thesis. The Chinese University of Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | multicolored abalone | [details] |
| German | Vielfarbiges MeerohrVielfarbige Abalone | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (343 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haliotis diversicolor)
To GenBank (36130 nucleotides; 538 proteins)
To GenBank (36130 nucleotides; 538 proteins) (from synonym Sulculus diversicolor (Reeve, 1846))
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To Malacopics (Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846 Taiwan, Kaohsiung, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To NHMUK collection (Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3507007)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haliotis diversicolor)
To GenBank (36130 nucleotides; 538 proteins)
To GenBank (36130 nucleotides; 538 proteins) (from synonym Sulculus diversicolor (Reeve, 1846))
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To Malacopics (Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846 Taiwan, Kaohsiung, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To NHMUK collection (Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3507007)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection