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Below the locality data for Haliotis dissona

is shown. Entries in red are new ones not published in Geiger (2000), entries in green are from the Australian Museum Sydney. First the specimen records are given, sorted by country/larger area in a general North-South and East-West organization. Below the specimen and range data from the literature are given. All specimens from DLG collection now in SBMNH.
The notation the locality data is as follows: (Collection-Acronyms Collection-Number: number-of-specimens). The term "complete" indicates preserved animals.

 

MARIANAS: (MNHN no #, 2).

MICRONESIA: (AMNH no #, 1).

AUSTRALIA, QLD: GBR, Lizard Is, off Crystal Beach point (AMS C.402385, 1). GBR, Michaelmas Cay (AMS C.057818, 1). GBR, Michaelmas Cay (AMS C.403129, 4). GBR, Reef 13-121, N end (AMS C.328995, 1). GBR, Ruby Reef, SW end (AMS C.402428, 1). GBR, Swain Reefs, Howards Patches (AMS C.384648, 6).

NEW CALEDONIA: (AMNH 44374, 3; AMNH 44370, 1). Noumea (DMNH 116937, 1). Noumea, Baie Citron (BMNH 2341, 1). Passe de Koumac (MNHN sta. 1311, 2; MNHN sta. 1319, 2). Outer Reef, off Noumea (AMS C.404653, 0, 1: complete; AMS C.404655, 0, 13: complete).

VANUATU: (MNHN no #, 1). Malekula Malekoula Is, South West Bay (AMS C.043757, 0, 1: complete). Port Vila area, Efate Is (AMS C.402451, 1).

FIJI: (MHNG 13171, 1). S of Koro Levu Isl., Taveuni (USNM 695560, 1 [?]). Kandavu, E of Yauravu Pass (USNM 696660, 1). Viti Levu, Suva Main Reef, Rat Tail Passage (USNM 835591, 1: complete). Astrolabe Reeve (JK no #, 1; JK no #, 6 with dried bodies). Viti Levu, Nadi Bay Tomba Ko Nandi (AMS C.067619, 1).

TONGA: Tongatapu, Sopu (USNM 672192, 2). Tongatapu Isl., N of Government Fisheries (LACM 81-56, 1; BMNH no #, 2). Ha'apai Group, Limu Isl. (LACM 72-153, 3). Makaha'a, Nukua-LoFa (ZMK 1: complete).

LITERATURE, LOCALITIES: Michaelmas Cay (Iredale, 1929: type locality).