elegant abalone
Haliotis elegans F. C. L. Koch, 1844
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Haliotis elegans F. C. L. Koch, 1844
- Name authority
- F. C. L. Koch, 1844
- Common name
- elegant abalone
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Lepetellida
- Family
- Haliotidae
- Genus
- Haliotis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassVetigastropoda Salvini-Plawen, 1980
- orderLepetellida Moskalev, 1971
- superfamilyHaliotoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyHaliotidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHaliotis Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesHaliotis elegans F. C. L. Koch, 1844
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Haliotis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Haliotis arabiensis R. S. Owen, Regter & Van Laethem, 2016 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haliotis astricta Reeve, 1846 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haliotis brazieri Angas, 1869 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haliotis clathrata Reeve, 1846 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haliotis coccoradiata Reeve, 1846 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black abaloneHaliotis cracherodii Leach, 1814 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| multicolored abaloneHaliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haliotis fatui D. L. Geiger, 1999 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Haliotis flemingi A. W. B. Powell, 1938 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| green abaloneHaliotis fulgens R. A. Philippi, 1845 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haliotis geigeri R. S. Owen, 2014 | HaliotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Haliotis clathrata Lichtenstein, 1794 Lichtenstein, 1794 | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Philippi, R. A. (1842). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1–20 [1842], 21–76 [1843], 77–186 [1844], 187–204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1–64 [1845], 65–152 [1846], 153–232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1–50 [1847], 51–82 [1848], 1–88 [1849], 89–138 [1850]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JDXC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.