Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Haliotis gigantea (Haliotis gigantea), recorded as Endangered
Haliotis gigantea (Haliotis gigantea). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Haliotis gigantea

Haliotis gigantea

Haliotis gigantea is a gastropod in the family Haliotidae (order Lepetellida), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Haliotis gigantea
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Lepetellida · Haliotidae · Haliotis

Appearance

The size of the shell varies between 80 mm and 200 mm. "The very large shell has a rounded-oval, quite convex shape. The distance of the apex measures from the margin between one-ninth and one-tenth the length of the shell.

Range and habitat

H. Gigantea is endemic to the waters off Japan and Korea.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Snails move on a single foot and feed with a rasping tongue. Island and spring species rarely recolonise once the site is emptied.

In crisis

Haliotis gigantea is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Haliotis gigantea, Wikidata item Q5642422. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Haliotis corrugata (Haliotis corrugata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis corrugata

Haliotis corrugata
Photograph of Haliotis cracherodii (Haliotis cracherodii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis cracherodii

Haliotis cracherodii
Photograph of Haliotis fulgens (Haliotis fulgens), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis fulgens

Haliotis fulgens
Photograph of Haliotis rubiginosa (Haliotis rubiginosa), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haliotis rubiginosa

Haliotis rubiginosa

Quick answers

What is Haliotis gigantea?
Haliotis gigantea is a gastropod in the family Haliotidae (order Lepetellida).
What is the conservation status of Haliotis gigantea?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Haliotis gigantea. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Haliotis gigantea live?
H. Gigantea is endemic to the waters off Japan and Korea.
Why is Haliotis gigantea in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Haliotis gigantea?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Haliotis gigantea a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.