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Below the locality data for Haliotis elegans

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.

 

NSW: Sydney, Mosman River (MNHN no #, 1).

SA: Adelaide (BMNH 2351, 1).

WA: Ledge Paiut (AMNH 220181, 1). Albany (DLG AAB 24b, 2). Jurien Bay (AMNH Jackson 1992 A9873, 4). Augusta (WAM S1003, 1: complete; WAM S1004, 1: complete). Green Isl. (AMNH 276881, 1; AMNH 220182, 1). Margaret River (LACM 45881, 3). Cowaramup Bay (AMNH 120839, 4). Rockingham, Pt. Peron (LACM 45965, 1). Swan River (BMNH no #, 1). Perth (SBMNH 5142, 1). Perth, Carnal [?= Carnac] Isl. (DLG AAB 24d, 1). Freemantle (USNM 877162, 2; SBMNH no #, 3). Rottnest Isl. (LACM 117638, 1; LACM 87-91, 1). Horrocks Beach, via North Hampton (SBMNH 212, 2). Shark Bay (SBMNH W4567, 1). Broome (AMNH 169622, 2). Champion Bay (AMS C.078651, 1). Dirk Hartog Is. (AMS C.403157, 2). Dongara, mouth of Irwin River (AMS C.003195, 1). Dongara, near Geraldton (AMS C.069281, 1). Geraldton (AMS C.078649, 3). Geraldton (AMS C.138776, 2). Geraldton, S of Point Moore, Guess Beach (AMS C.140206, 2). Greenough River mouth (AMS C.403156, 2). Rottnest Is, Ricey Beach (AMS C.078650, 1). Shark Bay, Bernier Is (AMS C.009078, 1). Shark Bay, Denham (AMS C.069140, 1).

LITERATURE, RANGE: Jurien Bay - Esperance (Wells & Bryce, 1985). Geraldton - Esperance (Wilson, 1993).