Field marks
Oval shell with a tiny spire and a broad body whorl; a row of tubercles ending in 3–5 open holes
- Size
- Shell length over 10 cm
- Habitat
- Subtidal rocky reefs; hides by day, active at night
- Distribution
- Northern Yellow and Bohai Seas, Liaoning and Shandong
- Diet
- Grazes kelp, wakame and other large seaweeds
- Counted in
- individuals
- Notes
- The main farmed abalone in the north
Habitats
References
Profile compiled from common references; awaiting expert review.
Observations