Pleurotomariacea is one of two names that are used for a

taxonomic 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme of classes (a taxonomy) and the allocation ...

superfamily of

sea snails Sea snails are slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the absence of a visibl ...

that are an ancient lineage and are well represented in the

fossil record A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...

. The name Pleurotomariacea is used by

paleontologist Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geolo ...

s, who, because they usually have only the hard parts of mollusks to study, often use a slightly different scheme of classification from that used by scientists who study living mollusks. The name Pleurotomariacea is based on Swainson, 1840 (Pleurotomariae) and was described in 1960 in the

Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology The ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology,'' published from 1953–2007 by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas, then 2009–present by the University of Kansas Paleontological Institute, is a definitive multi-authore ...

, (I197)Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part I, R.C. Moore (ed) Geol Soc of America and Univ. Kansas Press, 1960. The

taxon In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and ...

was established for mostly conispiral, but also discoidal and auriform (ear-like) shells which have a nacreous, aragonite, inner layer. The Pleurotomariacea, now often seen as

Pleurotomarioidea Pleurotomarioidea is a superfamily of small to large marine gastropods included in the order Pleurotomariida of the subclass Vetigastropoda. These are the slit shells, originally named Pleurotomariacea, in keeping with the convention for na ...

, has been included in the Archaegastropoda. although more recent classifications put it in a more restricted sense in the

Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically the Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order, although they are treated as an unranked clade in Bouch ...

Classification of P. Bouchet et al. 2005
/ref> The evolutionary derivation of the group is thought to be from the Bellerophontacea and to have happened late in the

Cambrian The Cambrian ( ) is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted 51.95 million years from the end of the preceding Ediacaran period 538.8 Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Ordov ...

. Earlier gastropods belonged to the Helcionellacea, Bellerophontacea, and questionably to the Palegiellacea. The

Treatise A treatise is a Formality, formal and systematic written discourse on some subject concerned with investigating or exposing the main principles of the subject and its conclusions."mwod:treatise, Treatise." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Acc ...

lists the following families, here in alphabetical order. Catantostomatidae, Eotomariidae, Euomphalopteridae, Gosselitinidae,

Haliotidae ''Haliotis'', common name abalone, is the only genus in the family Haliotidae. This genus once contained six subgenera. These subgenera have become alternate representations of ''Haliotis''. The genus consists of small to very large, edible, ...

, Kittlidiscidae,

Laubellidae Laubellidae is an extinct family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically the V ...

, Lophospiridae, Luciellidae, Phanerotrematidae,

Phymatopleuridae Phymatopleuridae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxo ...

, Pleurotromariidae, Polytremerida, Portlockiellidae, Rhaphischismatidae, Raphystomatidae,

Scissurellidae Scissurellidae, sometimes known by the common name little slit snails, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda (acc ...

, Sinuopeidae, Tremnotropidae,

Trochotomidae Trochotomidae is an extinct family (biology), family of fossil sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea (according to the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), taxonomy of the Gastr ...

Zygitidae †Zygitidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxo ...

. Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, with a greater emphasis on molecular characteristics than shell characters, limited 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.

Recent families

The following are the Recent families in the superfamily, along with their respective living species:�
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Pleurotomariidae Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea of the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is a very ancient lineage; there were numerous species in the geological p ...

**'' Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) adansonianus'' (Adanson's Slit Shell; found in

West Indies The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...

and the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

) **'' Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) rumphii'' (Rumphius’ Slit Shell; found in

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

and

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

) **'' Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) beyrichii'' (Beyrich's Slit Shell; found in the deep water of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

and Japan) **'' Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) mikadotrochus'' (Emperor's Slitshell; found in Japan) **'' Pleurotomaria (Mikadotrochus) notialis'' (found in southern

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

) **'' 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 Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

): synonym of '' Bayerotrochus africanus'' (Tomlin, 1948) **'' Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) amabilis'' (Lovely Slit Shell; found in west

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

in the Lower

Florida Keys The Florida Keys are a coral island, coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami a ...

) **'' 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

Barbados Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...

Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the West Indies in Caribbean, Caribbean region of the Americas. They are distinguished from the larger islands of the Greater Antilles to the west. They form an arc w ...

) **'' 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 Island Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas. It is the third largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays. The island is roughly in area and approximately long west to east and at it ...

) **'' Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) midas'' (King Midas's Slit Shell; found in the central

Bahama Islands The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. It ...

) **'' Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) pyramus'' (Pyramus Slit Shell; found in

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

, Lesser Antilles) **'' Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) quoyana'' (Quoy's Slit Shell; found in the

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico () is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southw ...

) **'' Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) teramachii'' (found in Japan and Taiwan) **'' Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) vicdani'' **'' Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) westralis'' *

**'' Schismope cingulata'' (found in the West Indies) *

**''

Cellana radiata ''Cellana radiata'' (common name: the rayed wheel limpet), is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae. Subspecies * '' Cellana radiata capensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Cellana radiata radiata'' (Born, ...

'' (Rayed

Limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical gastropod shell, shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. This general category of conical shell is known as "patelliform" (dish-shaped). Existing within the class Gastropoda, ...

; found in the

southwest Pacific The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A ''compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each ...

) **'' Cellana solida'' **'' Cellana testudinaria'' (Turtle Limpet; found in the

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

) **'' Haliotis ancile'' (Shield

Abalone Abalone ( or ; via Spanish , from Rumsen language, Rumsen ''aulón'') is a common name for any small to very large marine life, marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Haliotidae, which once contained six genera but now cont ...

; found in the

Gulf of Suez The Gulf of Suez (; formerly , ', "Sea of Calm") is a gulf at the northern end of the Red Sea, to the west of the Sinai Peninsula. Situated to the east of the Sinai Peninsula is the smaller Gulf of Aqaba. The gulf was formed within a relative ...

and the northwest

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

) **'' Haliotis aquatilis'' (Japanese Abalone; found between Japan and

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

) **'' Haliotis aquatilis'' **''

Haliotis asinina ''Haliotis asinina'', common name the ass's-ear abalone, is a fairly large species of sea snail, a tropical gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone, also known as ormers or pāua. Both the common name and the scientific name ar ...

'' (Ass's Ear Abalone; found in the southwest Pacific) **'' Haliotis assimilis'' (Threaded Abalone; found between

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...

and

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

) **''

Haliotis australis ''Haliotis'', common name abalone, is the only genus in the family Haliotidae. This genus once contained six subgenera. These subgenera have become alternate representations of ''Haliotis''. The genus consists of small to very large, edible, ...

'' (Austral Abalone; found in

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

) **'' Haliotis brazieri'' (Brazier's Abalone; found in southeast

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

) **'' Haliotis coccinea'' (found in

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

and the Canaries) **'' Haliotis coccoradiata'' (Reddish rayed Abalone; found in southeast Australia) **'' Haliotis conicopora'' (Conical Pore Abalone; found in southern Australia) **'' Haliotis conicopora vixlirata'' (found in southwest Australia) **'' Haliotis corrugata'' (Pink Abalone; found between Southern California and Baja California) **''

Haliotis cracherodii ''Haliotis cracherodii'', the black abalone, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone. This species is relatively small compared with most of the other abalone species from the eas ...

'' (Black Abalone; found between

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

and Baja California) **'' Haliotis crebrisculpta'' (Close sculptures Abalone; found between Japan and northern Australia) **'' Haliotis cyclobates'' (Whirling Abalone; found in southern Australia and

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

) **'' Haliotis dalli'' (Dall's Abalone; found in the Galapagos and west

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

) **'' Haliotis discus'' (Disk Abalone; found in Japan and between Korea and northern China) **''

Haliotis diversicolor ''Haliotis diversicolor'', common name the variously coloured abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone. Subspecies * ''Haliotis diversicolor diversicolor'' Reeve, 1846 * ''Haliotis d ...

'' (Variously colored Abalone; found in the southwest Pacific) **'' Haliotis dohrniana'' (Dohrn's Abalone; found between

New Hebrides New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium () and named after the Hebrides in Scotland, was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu. Native people had inhabited the islands for three th ...

(

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...

) and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

) **'' Haliotis elegans'' (Elegant Abalone; found in western Australia) **'' Haliotis emmae'' (Emma's Abalone; found between southern Australia and

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

) **'' Haliotis ethologus'' (Mimic Abalone; found in northeast Australia) **'' Haliotis fulgens'' (Green Abalone; found between Southern California and Baja California) **'' Haliotis gigantea'' (Giant Abalone; found between Japan and Korea) **'' Haliotis glabra'' (Glistening Abalone; found between the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

and northern Australia) **'' Haliotis hargravesi'' (Hargraves's Abalone; found in eastern Australia) **'' Haliotis howensis'' (Lord Howe Abalone; found in eastern Australia) **''

Haliotis iris ''Haliotis iris'', common name pāua, blackfoot pāua or rainbow abalone, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.Bouchet, P. (2014). Haliotis iris. Accessed through: Worl ...

'' (Rainbow/Paua Abalone; found in New Zealand) **''

Haliotis jacnensis ''Haliotis jacnensis'', common name Jacna abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone Abalone ( or ; via Spanish , from Rumsen language, Rumsen ''aulón'') is a common name for any ...

'' (Jacna Abalone; found in the Philippines) **'' Haliotis kamtschatkana'' (Japanese Abalone; found between

Northern California Northern California (commonly shortened to NorCal) is a geocultural region that comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's List of counties in California, 58 counties. Northern Ca ...

and

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

and in Japan) **'' Haliotis laevigata'' (Smooth Australian Abalone; found in southern Australia) **'' Haliotis lamellosa'' (found in the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ...

and

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

) **'' Haliotis melculus'' (Honey Abalone; found in

Queensland, Australia Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, ...

) **'' Haliotis midae'' (Midas Ear Abalone; found between

Table Bay Table Bay (Afrikaans: ''Tafelbaai'') 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 fl ...

and

Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ( ...

) **'' Haliotis multiperforata'' (Many-holed Abalone; found in the Indian Ocean) **'' Haliotis ovina'' (Oval Abalone; found between southern Japan and northern Australia) **'' Haliotis parva'' (Canaliculate Abalone; found in South Africa) **'' Haliotis planata'' (Planate Abalone; found in the southwest Pacific) **'' Haliotis pourtalesii'' (Pourtales's Abalone; found between the

southeast United States The Southeastern United States, also known as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States located in the eastern portion of the Southern United States and the southern portion of the Eastern Uni ...

and Brazil) **''

Haliotis pulcherrima ''Haliotis pulcherrima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone. Description ''Haliotis pulcherrima'' is commonly referred to the "Most Beautiful Abalone" (directly translated from Latin). I ...

'' (Most Beautiful Abalone; found in Eastern

Polynesia Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in ...

) **'' Haliotis queketti'' (Quekett's Abalone; found in Natal, South Africa) **'' Haliotis roei'' (Roe's Abalone; found between western Australia and Victoria) **'' Haliotis rosacea'' (Rosy Abalone; found in

West Africa West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...

) **'' Haliotis ruber'' (Ruber Abalone; found between southern Australia and Tasmania) **''

Haliotis rufescens ''Haliotis rufescens'' (red abalone) is a species of very large edible sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalone, ormers ( British) or pāua.Rosenberg, G. (2014)''Haliotis rufescens'' Swainson, 1822.Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Red Abalone; found between Oregon and Baja California) **'' Haliotis scalaris'' (Staircase/Ridged ear Abalone; found in southern and western Australia) **'' Haliotis semiplicata'' (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 squamosa'' (Squamose Abalone; found in western Australia) **''

Haliotis tuberculata The green ormer (''Haliotis tuberculata'') is a northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean species of sea snail, a coastal marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalone or ormer snails. The flesh of the green ormer is ...

'' (European Edible Abalone/Tuberculate Ormer; found between the Channel Isles and the Canaries and in the Mediterranean) **'' Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa'' (Lamellose Ormer; found in the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Se ...

) **'' Haliotis varia'' (Variable Abalone; found in the Indo-Pacific) **'' Haliotis venusta'' (Lovely Abalone; found in the

South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz ...

) **''

Haliotis virginea ''Haliotis virginea'', Virgin pāua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Virgin Abalone; found in New Zealand) **'' Haliotis walallensis'' (Northern Green Abalone; found between

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

and Southern California)

References

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