MolluscaBase - Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Descriptive notes

Distribution absent from British and Irish mainlands

Distribution absent from British and Irish mainlands [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140059 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

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Tran, Bastien

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 780 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Haliotis reticulata var. bisundata Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1883-1885). Conchiglie littorali mediterranee. Il Naturalista Siciliano. [1] 3(3): 87–91 [December 1st, 1883]; [2] 3(4): 102-111 [January 1st, 1884]; [3] 3(5): 137-140 [February 1st, 1884]; [4] 3(6): 159-163 [March 1st, 1884]; [5] 3(8): 227-231 [May 1st, 1884]; [6] 3(10): 277-281 [July 1st, 1884]; [7] 4(1-2): 21-25 [October 1st, 1884]; [8] 4(3): 60-63 [December 1st, 1884]; [9] 4(4): 80-84 [January 1st, 1885]; [10] 4(8): 200-204 [May 1st, 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11564513
page(s): p.104 [details]

original description (of Haliotis lamellosa var. planata Monterosato, 1888) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1888-1889). Molluschi del Porto di Palermo. Specie e varietà. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 13(11–13): 161–180. [October 15th, 1888]; 14(4-6): 75-81 [April 20th, 1889]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39283622 [details]

original description (of Haliotis lamellosa var. auriculata Monterosato, 1888) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1888-1889). Molluschi del Porto di Palermo. Specie e varietà. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 13(11–13): 161–180. [October 15th, 1888]; 14(4-6): 75-81 [April 20th, 1889]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39283622 [details]

original description (of Haliotis lamellosa var. producta Monterosato, 1888) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1888-1889). Molluschi del Porto di Palermo. Specie e varietà. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 13(11–13): 161–180. [October 15th, 1888]; 14(4-6): 75-81 [April 20th, 1889]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39283622 [details]

original description (of Haliotis lamellosa var. viridis Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details]

original description (of Haliotis lamellosa var. rubra Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 358 [details]

original description (of Haliotis lamellosa var. marmorata Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 358 [details]

original description (of Haliotis speciosa Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Haliotis. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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 [details]

original description (of Haliotis lamellosa Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853
page(s): 217 [details]

original description (of Haliotis adriatica Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Sinonimia Moderna delle Specie Regisrate nell'Opera Intitolata: Descrizione de'Crostacei, de'Testacei e de'Pesci che Abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto Rappressentati in Figure, a Chiaro-scuro ed a Colori dall'Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense. Antonelli: Venezia. [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=wU09AAAAYAAJ [details]

original description (of Haliotis prisca De Cristofori & Jan, 1832) De Cristofori, G.; Jan, G. (1832). Catalogus in IV sectiones divisus rerum naturalium in Museo exstantium Josephi de Cristofori et Georgii Jan plurium acad. scient. et societ. Nat. cur. sodalium complectens adumbatrionem oryctognosiae et geognosiae atque prodromus Faunae et Florae Italiae superioris. Sectio II. Conchyliologia. Pars 1a. Conspectus methodicus molluscorum. Fasc. 1us. Testacea terrestria et fluviatilia. [Includes: Dispositio methodica generum quibus Mollusca terrestria et fluviatilia in collectione nostra addicuntur, 2 pp.; Conchylia terrestria et fluviatilia in collectione nostra exstantia cum aliis ea deficientibus commutanda atque argento aequiparanda, 8 pp.; Mantissa in secundam partem catalogi testaceorum exstantium in collectione quam possident De-Cristofori et Jan, exhibens Characteres essentiales specierum Molluscorum terrestrium et fluviatilium ab eis enunciatarum in prima parte ejusdem Catalogi, 4 pp.; Excerptum e primo nostro programmate (Calendis Novembris, 1831), p. 1.; Excerptum e secundo nostro programmate (12° Calendas Aprilis 1832), 1 p.; Excerptum e secundo nostro programmate (21° Martii 1832). Sectio Secunda. Conchyliologia, 2 pp; Conchylia fossilia ex formatione telluris tertiaria in collectione nostra exstantia, 16 pp. Milano (Pirotta). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/122163
page(s): Conchylia fossilia: 3; note: nomen nudum [details]

basis of record Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012). Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012]. [details]

Other

additional source Mgaya, Y. D.; Mercer, J. P. (1994). A review of the biology, ecology, fisheries and mariculture of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus 1758 (Gastropoda: Haliotidae). Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 94B(3): 285-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Dominici, S., Forli, M., Brunetti, M. M. & Taviani, M. (2025). Fossil abalones of Europe and their relationships with modern Haliotis (Haliotidae, Gastropoda): a multivariate analysis. Journal of Paleontology. DOI 10.1017/jpa.2024.50: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2024.50
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additional source Van den Biggelaar, Jo A. M. 1993. Cleavage pattern in embryos of Haliotis tuberculata (Archaeogastropoda) and gastropod phylogeny. Journal of Morphology 216: 121-139. [details]

additional source Nicklès, M. (1950). Mollusques testacés marins de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Manuels Ouest-Africains: 2. Paris: Lechevalier. 269 pp.
page(s): 35. [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Distribution absent from British and Irish mainlands [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
Catalan	sabateta de la Mare de Déuorella de margreixereta	[details]
Dutch	zee-oorgewoon zee-oorgewone zeeoor	[details]
English	tuberculate abaloneormerMediterranean ormerlamellated haliotisgreen ormerEuropean edible abaloneear shellcommon ormerbeautiful ear-shell [from synonym]abalone	[details]
French	ormeau tuberculeuxormeau de Méditerranéeormeauorcille de mer	[details]
German	Mittelmeer-Abalone [from synonym]Mittelländisches Seeohr [from synonym]Meerohrgemeines SeeohrGemeines MeerohrGemeine Abalone	[details]
Italian	orecchia marina	[details]
Japanese	セイヨウトコブシ	[details]
Portuguese	orelha	[details]
Spanish	oreja de mar	[details]