187mm Brownlip Abalone. The species has smaller holes than rubra s.s.
Mainly brown, with a dense covering of radial growth lines. Wooden is the first word that comes to mind.
20-25m deep, in narrow ledges, on the roof, under granite boulders, Mondraine island, Esperance, W.A.
Mainly brown, with a dense covering of radial growth lines. Wooden is the first word that comes to mind.
20-25m deep, in narrow ledges, on the roof, under granite boulders, Mondraine island, Esperance, W.A.
25-30m deep, same spot. 171mm.
The shell is flatter than rubra rubra; the spiral cords are weak, or absent.
The shell is flatter than rubra rubra; the spiral cords are weak, or absent.
A green one, from W.A. 112mm.
5-20m deep, on boulders and ledges, around Esperance, SW. Australia.
155-160mm. Original pictures © R. Kershaw.
155-160mm. Original pictures © R. Kershaw.