Haliotis stomatiaeformis Reeve, 1846
Canale di Sicilia, from Lampedusa to southern coast of Sicily. Herbivore and grazer in the upper infralittoral, often in the vicinity of submarine freshwater springs.
The type locality (New Zealand) led to confuse this species with young specimens of H. diversicolor squamata Reeve.
 
Synonym: neglecta Philippi, 1848, who writes: « Shell ovate-oblong, slightly convex, spirally lyrate, white with red blotches; foramina 4-5 open; the section between the foramina and the margin is convex; spire minute, laterally placed. […] Spiral furrows circa 24-32 between spire and foramina, circa 7 between the latter and the margin; radial plicae obsolete, vanishing near the spire. » – R. A. Philippi: “Testaceorum novorum centuria”, Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie Jahrgang 5, Hannover 1848, p.16.

22m deep, Baħar iċ-Cagħaq, In-Naxxar, northern coast of Malta. 22,5mm.
Same spot. 21,5mm. Typical sculpture.
Gerontic specimen, heavily folded, found in Għadira Bay, Il Mellieħa, northwestern end of Malta. 59,8mm. Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
A red one from Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq. 27,5mm. Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).

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