Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium

Haliotis pourtalesii aurantium is a subspecies of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. This is a Western Atlantic species.

Distribution
This species occurs off Brazil.

Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm.

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 20 mm.

Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 48 m. Maximum recorded depth is 150 m.