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Haliotis gigantea

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BPBM 225709Malacology

Haliotis gigantea

giant abalone

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Lepetellida › Haliotidae

Collected by
Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1925
Locality
Japan; Wanazuru
Region
Japan
Record type
Preservedspecimen
13 Bishop specimens of Haliotis gigantea · collected 1920–1934Species page ›

Haliotis gigantea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-23.

Haliotis gigantea observed 2026-07-23

2026-07-23

府道605号, Miyazu, Kyoto, JP

(c) Alec Hopping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Haliotis gigantea observed 2025-04-01

2025-04-01

(c) Collier Sparks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Haliotis gigantea. BPBM 225709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37069427. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/225709.

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