Circular Ear Shell vs Variable Abalone

Haliotis cyclobates compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Circular Ear Shell	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Mollusca (моллюски)	Mollusca (моллюски)
Class same	Gastropoda (брюхоногие)	Gastropoda (брюхоногие)
Order same	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family same	Haliotidae	Haliotidae
Genus same	Haliotis	Haliotis
Species	Haliotis cyclobates	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Circular Ear Shell and Variable Abalone share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Haliotis.

Conservation Status

Circular Ear Shell

LC — Least Concern

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Circular Ear Shell	Variable Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Circular Ear Shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

Circular Ear Shell

The Circular Ear Shell (Haliotis cyclobates) is a species in the genus Haliotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.