Pleurotomariacea
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The superfamily Pleurotomariacea, based on Swainson, 1840 (Pleurotomariae) and described in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology
, (I197) was established for mostly conispiral, but also discoidal and auriform (ear-like) shells that have a nacreous, aragonite, inner layer.
The Pleurotomariacea, now often seen as Pleurotomarioidea
, has been included in the Archaegastropoda. although more recent classifications put it in a more restricted sense in the Vetigastropoda
Derivation is thought to be from the Bellerophontacea late in the Cambrian. The only earlier gastropods belong to the Helcionellacea, Bellerophontacea, and questionable Palegiellacea
The Treatise
lists the following families, here in alphabetical order.
Catantostomatidae
, Eotomariidae
, Euomphalopteridae, Gosselitinidae, Haliotidae, Kittlidiscidae
, Laubellidae
, Lophospiridae
, Luciellidae
, Phanerotrematidae
, Phymatopleuridae
, Pleurotromariidae, Polytremerida, Portlockiellidae, Rhaphischismatidae, Raphystomatidae, Scisserelllidae, Sinuopeidae
, Tremnotropidae, Trochotomidae
, Zygitidae
.
Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
, with a greater emphasis on molecular characteristics than shell characters, limits the Pleurotomariacea, as Pleurotomarioidea, to the Pleurotomariidae, Catantostomatidae, Kittilidacidae, Phymatopleuridae, Portlockiellidae, Rhaphischismatidae, Trochotomidae, and Zygitidae. The other families that are included in this superfamily in the Treatise, have been reassigned by Bouchet & Rocroi to other higher taxa.
Sea snails included in the Pleurotomariacea include slit snails, little slit snails and abalone
s.
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology
The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology published by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press, is a definitive multi-authored work of some 50 volumes, written by more than 300 paleontologists, and covering every phylum, class, order, family, and genus of fossil and...
, (I197) was established for mostly conispiral, but also discoidal and auriform (ear-like) shells that have a nacreous, aragonite, inner layer.
The Pleurotomariacea, now often seen as Pleurotomarioidea
Pleurotomarioidea
Pleurotomarioidea is a superfamily of small to large marine gastropods included in the Vetigastropoda.These are the slit shells, originally named Pleurotomariacea, in keeping with the convention for naming superfamilies at the time....
, has been included in the Archaegastropoda. although more recent classifications put it in a more restricted sense in the Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order although they are a clade in Bouchet and Rocroi, 2005....
Derivation is thought to be from the Bellerophontacea late in the Cambrian. The only earlier gastropods belong to the Helcionellacea, Bellerophontacea, and questionable Palegiellacea
The Treatise
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology
The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology published by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press, is a definitive multi-authored work of some 50 volumes, written by more than 300 paleontologists, and covering every phylum, class, order, family, and genus of fossil and...
lists the following families, here in alphabetical order.
Catantostomatidae
Catantostomatidae
Catantostomatidae is an extinct family of marine gastropods included in the Vetigastropoda and placed in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea...
, Eotomariidae
Eotomariidae
Eotomariidae is an extinct family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .- Taxonomy :...
, Euomphalopteridae, Gosselitinidae, Haliotidae, Kittlidiscidae
Kittlidiscidae
Kittlidiscidae is an extinct family of Middle Triassic gastropods in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea, named to contain the genus Kittlidiscus and included in the Vetigastropoda....
, Laubellidae
Laubellidae
Laubellidae is an extinct family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :...
, Lophospiridae
Lophospiridae
Lophospiridae is an extinct taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs.This family has no subfamilies....
, Luciellidae
Luciellidae
Luciellidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :...
, Phanerotrematidae
Phanerotrematidae
Phanerotrematidae is an extinct family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies....
, Phymatopleuridae
Phymatopleuridae
Phymatopleuridae is an extinct family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :Genera within the family Phymatopleuridae include:...
, Pleurotromariidae, Polytremerida, Portlockiellidae, Rhaphischismatidae, Raphystomatidae, Scisserelllidae, Sinuopeidae
Sinuopeidae
Sinuopeidae is an extinct family of paleozoic gastropod mollusks.This family is unassigned to superfamily. This family consists of three following subfamilies :* Sinuopeinae Wenz, 1938...
, Tremnotropidae, Trochotomidae
Trochotomidae
Trochotomidae is an extinct family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies....
, Zygitidae
Zygitidae
Zygitidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies....
.
Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
, with a greater emphasis on molecular characteristics than shell characters, limits the Pleurotomariacea, as Pleurotomarioidea, to the Pleurotomariidae, Catantostomatidae, Kittilidacidae, Phymatopleuridae, Portlockiellidae, Rhaphischismatidae, Trochotomidae, and Zygitidae. The other families that are included in this superfamily in the Treatise, have been reassigned by Bouchet & Rocroi to other higher taxa.
Sea snails included in the Pleurotomariacea include slit snails, little slit snails and abalone
Abalone
Abalone , from aulón, are small to very large-sized edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis...
s.
Recent Families
The following are the known families in the superfamily along with their respective species:- PleurotomariidaePleurotomariidaePleurotomariidae, common name the '"slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda. This family is very ancient; there were numerous species in the geological past. It is currently represented by a group of species that live only in deep water...
- Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) adansonianus (Adanson’s Slit Shell; found in West Indies and the CaribbeanCaribbeanThe Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
) - Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) rumphii (Rumphius’ Slit Shell; found in JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
) - Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) beyrichii (Beyrich’s Slit Shell; found in the deep water of ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Japan) - Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) mikadotrochus (Emperor’s Slitshell; found in Japan)
- Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) notialis (found in southern BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) - Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) salmianus (Salmiana Slit Shell; found in Japan)
- Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) schmalzi (found in Japan)
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) africana (South African Slit Shell; found in South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
): synonym of Bayerotrochus africanusBayerotrochus africanusBayerotrochus africanus, common name the South African Slit Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.-References:...
(Tomlin, 1948) - Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) amabilis (Lovely Slit Shell; found in west FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in the Lower Florida KeysFlorida KeysThe Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
) - Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) anseeuwi
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) atlantica (Atlantic Slit Shell; found in Brazil)
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) caledonicus
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) diluculum (Dawn Slit Shell; found in central Japan)
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) gemma (Jewel Slit Shell; found in BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, Lesser AntillesLesser AntillesThe Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
) - Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) gotoi
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) hirasei (The Emperor’s/Hirasei’s Slit Shell; found in the deep water of Japan)
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) lucaya (Lucayan Slit Shell; found in Grand Bahama IslandGrand BahamaGrand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying off the state of Florida. Grand Bahama is the fifth largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays...
) - Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) midas (King Midas’s Slit Shell; found in the central Bahama IslandsThe BahamasThe Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
) - Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) pyramus (Pyramus Slit Shell; found in GuadeloupeGuadeloupeGuadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
, Lesser Antilles) - Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) quoyana (Quoy’s Slit Shell; found in the Gulf of MexicoGulf of MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
) - Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) teramachii (found in Japan and Taiwan)
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) vicdani
- Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) westralis
- Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) adansonianus (Adanson’s Slit Shell; found in West Indies and the Caribbean
- ScissurellidaeScissurellidaeScissurellidae, sometimes known by the common name little slit snails, are a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda...
- Schismope cingulata (found in the West Indies)
- Haliotidae
- Cellana radiataCellana radiataCellana radiata, common name : the rayed wheel limpet, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.- Subspecies:** Cellana radiata capensis...
(Rayed LimpetLimpetLimpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
; found in the southwest PacificOceaniaOceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
) - Cellana solidaCellana solidaCellana solida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Distribution:...
- Cellana testudinariaCellana testudinariaCellana testudinaria is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-References:...
(Turtle Limpet; found in the Indo-PacificIndo-PacificThe Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
) - Haliotis ancile (Shield AbaloneAbaloneAbalone , from aulón, are small to very large-sized edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis...
; found in the Gulf of SuezGulf of SuezThe northern end of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the Sinai Peninsula, creating the Gulf of Suez in the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. The Gulf of Suez is formed within a relatively young, but now inactive rift basin, the Gulf of Suez Rift, dating back about 28 million years...
and the northwest Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
) - Haliotis aquatilis (Japanese Abalone; found between Japan and KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
) - Haliotis aquatilis
- Haliotis asinina (Ass’s Ear Abalone; found in the southwest Pacific)
- Haliotis assimilis (Threaded Abalone; found between Southern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
and Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
) - Haliotis australisHaliotis australisHaliotis australis, common name the "queen paua", is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. It is endemic to New Zealand.- Human use :...
(Austral Abalone; found in New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) - Haliotis brazieriHaliotis brazieriHaliotis brazieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Brazier’s Abalone; found in southeast AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Haliotis coccinea (found in Cape VerdeCape VerdeThe Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
and the CanariesCanary IslandsThe Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
) - Haliotis coccoradiataHaliotis coccoradiataHaliotis coccoradiata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.-External links:*...
(Reddish rayed Abalone; found in southeast Australia) - Haliotis conicopora (Conical Pore Abalone; found in southern Australia)
- Haliotis conicopora vixlirata (found in southwest Australia)
- Haliotis corrugataHaliotis corrugataThe Pink abalone, scientific name Haliotis corrugata, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.- Subspecies :...
(Pink Abalone; found between Southern California and Baja California) - Haliotis cracherodii (Black Abalone; found between OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and Baja California) - Haliotis crebrisculpta (Close sculptures Abalone; found between Japan and northern Australia)
- Haliotis cyclobatesHaliotis cyclobatesHaliotis cyclobates is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Whirling Abalone; found in southern Australia and VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
) - Haliotis dalliHaliotis dalliHaliotis dalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Dall’s Abalone; found in the GalapagosGalápagos IslandsThe Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
and west ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) - Haliotis discusHaliotis discusHaliotis discus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Disk Abalone; found in Japan and between Korea and northern China) - Haliotis diversicolorHaliotis diversicolorHaliotis diversicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.- Subspecies :* Haliotis diversicolor diversicolor Reeve, 1846* Haliotis diversicolor squamata Reeve, 1846...
(Variously colored Abalone; found in the southwest Pacific) - Haliotis dohrniana (Dohrn’s Abalone; found between New HebridesNew HebridesNew Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...
(VanuatuVanuatuVanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
) and IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
) - Haliotis elegansHaliotis elegansHaliotis elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Elegant Abalone; found in western Australia) - Haliotis emmae (Emma’s Abalone; found between southern Australia and TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
) - Haliotis ethologus (Mimic Abalone; found in northeast Australia)
- Haliotis fulgensHaliotis fulgensHaliotis fulgens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Green Abalone; found between Southern California and Baja California) - Haliotis giganteaHaliotis giganteaHaliotis gigantea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. It is known as Siebold's Abalone, after Philipp Franz von Siebold....
(Giant Abalone; found between Japan and Korea) - Haliotis glabraHaliotis glabraHaliotis glabra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Glistening Abalone; found between the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and northern Australia) - Haliotis hargravesi (Hargraves’s Abalone; found in eastern Australia)
- Haliotis howensis (Lord Howe Abalone; found in eastern Australia)
- Haliotis irisHaliotis irisHaliotis iris, common name paua or blackfoot paua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. It is endemic to New Zealand.- Description :...
(Rainbow/Paua Abalone; found in New Zealand) - Haliotis jacnensisHaliotis jacnensisHaliotis jacnensis, common name : the Jacna abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.-Description:The shell size varies between 7 mm and 25 mm-References:...
(Jacna Abalone; found in the Philippines) - Haliotis kamtschatkana (Japanese Abalone; found between Northern CaliforniaNorthern CaliforniaNorthern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
and AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
and in Japan) - Haliotis laevigata (Smooth Australian Abalone; found in southern Australia)
- Haliotis lamellosa (found in the MediterraneanMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
and SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) - Haliotis melculus (Honey Abalone; found in Queensland, AustraliaQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
) - Haliotis midaeHaliotis midaeHaliotis midae, known commonly as the South African abalone or the perlemoen abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.-External links:...
(Midas Ear Abalone; found between Table BayTable BayTable Bay is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean overlooked by Cape Town and is at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, which stretches south to the Cape of Good Hope. It was named because it is dominated by the flat-topped Table Mountain.Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to explore this...
and NatalColony of NatalThe Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on May 4, 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa, as one of its...
) - Haliotis multiperforata (Many-holed Abalone; found in the Indian Ocean)
- Haliotis ovinaHaliotis ovinaHaliotis ovina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.- Subspecies :Subspecies of Haliotis ovina include:* Haliotis ovina ovina Gmelin, 1791...
(Oval Abalone; found between southern Japan and northern Australia) - Haliotis parva (Canaliculate Abalone; found in South Africa)
- Haliotis planataHaliotis planataHaliotis planata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Planate Abalone; found in the southwest Pacific) - Haliotis pourtalesiiHaliotis pourtalesiiHaliotis pourtalesii, common name Pourtale’s abalone, is a species of rare deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones...
(Pourtales’s Abalone; found between the southeast United StatesSoutheastern United StatesThe Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
and Brazil) - Haliotis pulcherrimaHaliotis pulcherrimaHaliotis pulcherrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Most Beautiful Abalone; found in Eastern PolynesiaPolynesiaPolynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language, culture and beliefs...
) - Haliotis quekettiHaliotis quekettiHaliotis queketti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Quekett’s Abalone; found in Natal, South AfricaKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
) - Haliotis roeiHaliotis roeiHaliotis roei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Roe’s Abalone; found between western Australia and Victoria) - Haliotis rosacea (Rosy Abalone; found in West AfricaWest AfricaWest Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
) - Haliotis ruber (Ruber Abalone; found between southern Australia and Tasmania)
- Haliotis rufescens (Red Abalone; found between Oregon and Baja California)
- Haliotis scalarisHaliotis scalarisHaliotis scalaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Staircase/Ridged ear Abalone; found in southern and western Australia) - Haliotis semiplicataHaliotis semiplicataHaliotis semiplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Semiplicate Abalone; found in western Australia) - Haliotis sieboldi (found in Japan)
- Haliotis spadicea (Blood-spotted Abalone; found between Table Bay and Natal)
- Haliotis speciosa (Splendid Abalone; found in South Africa)
- Haliotis squamata (Scaly Australian Abalone; found in western Australia)
- Haliotis squamosaHaliotis squamosaHaliotis squamosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Squamose Abalone; found in western Australia) - Haliotis tuberculata (European Edible Abalone/Tuberculate Ormer; found between the Channel IslesChannel IslandsThe Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
and the Canaries and in the Mediterranean) - Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa (Lamellose Ormer; found in the Adriatic SeaAdriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
) - Haliotis varia (Variable Abalone; found in the Indo-Pacific)
- Haliotis venusta (Lovely Abalone; found in the South China SeaSouth China SeaThe South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
) - Haliotis virgineaHaliotis virgineaHaliotis virginea, Virgin Paua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.- Human use :...
(Virgin Abalone; found in New Zealand) - Haliotis walallensisHaliotis walallensisHaliotis walallensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
(Northern Green Abalone; found between British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and Southern California)
- Cellana radiata