Haliotis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Vetigastropoda
Ordo: Lepetellida
Superfamilia: Haliotoidea

Familia: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Subgenera: H. (Euhaliotis) – H. (Haliotis) – H. (Marinauris) – H. (Padollus) – H. (Paua) ...
Overview of species

H. asinina – H. aurantium – H. australis – H. brazieri – H. clathrata – H. coccoradiata – H. corrugata – H. cracherodii – H. crebrisculpta – H. cyclobates – H. dalli – H. discus – H. dissona – H. diversicolor – H. dohrniana – H. elegans – H. fatui – H. fulgens – H. gigantea – H. glabra – H. iris – H. jacnensis – H. kamtschatkana – H. laevigata – H. madaka – H. mariae – H. marmorata – H. midae – H. mykonosensis – H. ovina – H. parva – H. planata – H. pourtalesii – H. pulcherrima – H. pustulata – H. queketti – H. roei – H. rubiginosa – H. rubra – H. rufescens – H. rugosa – H. scalaris – H. semiplicata – H. sorenseni – H. spadicea – H. speciosa – H. squamata – H. squamosa – H. thailandis – H. tuberculata – H. unilateralis – H. varia – H. virginea – H. vulcanicus – H. walallensis – †H. hokiangaensis – †H. mathesonensis – †H. matihetihensis – †H. powelli
Name

Haliotis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Haliotis (Sulculus) Adams, 1854
Marinauris Iredale, 1927
Nordotis Habe & Kosuge, 1964
Padollus Montfort, 1810
Sanhaliotis Iredale, 1929

References

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Bartsch, P. 1940. “The west American Haliotis”. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 89:49-57.
Bartsch, P. 2000: “An ecological cross-section of the lower part of Florida based largely upon its molluscan fauna”. National Research Council. Division of Geology and Geography. Washington, D.C.
Bitter, R. S. y Martínez E, R. 2004: “Inventario de los moluscos marinasen las costas del estado Falcon, Venezuela”. Acta Biológica Venezuelica. 21(1):21-41.
Cox. K. W. 1962: “California abalones, family Haliotidae”. California Department of Fish and Game, Fish Bulletin. 118:1-132.
Dall, W.H. 1889: “Preliminary report on the Mollusca. Report on the results of dredging by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer Blake”. Bulletin of Museum Comparative Zoology. Harvard. 9(2):33-144.
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Eagle, M.K. 1996: A new species of Haliotis (Mollusca) from the Early Miocene basal Waitemata beds, Rodney District, North Auckland. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 33: 159–171.
Eagle, M.K. 1998: A new species of Haliotis (Marinauris) (Mollusca) from the early Miocene Otaua group, Northland, New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Museum, 35: 45–53.
Eagle, M.K. 2002: Review of fossil Haliotidae (Gastropoda) from New Zealand with description of a new early Miocene species. Records of the Auckland Museum, 39: 21–43.
Fleming, C.A. 1952: Notes on the genus Haliotis (Mollusca). A new subgenus from New Zealand and a new species from the Late Cenozoic of Ohope, Bay of Plenty. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 80: 229–232, plate 50. PDF
Foster, R. W. 1946: “The family Haliotidae in the Western Atlantic”. Johnsonia. 2(21):36-40.
Geiger, D. L.. 1998: “Recent genera and species of the family Haliotidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda)”. The Nautilus 111:85-116.
Geiger, D. L. 1999: “A total evidence cladistic analysis of the Haliotidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda)”. A dissertation presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School. University of Southern California in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Doctor of Philosophy (Biology). Los Angeles – California.
Geiger, D. L. & Groves, L.T. 1999: “Review of fossil abalone (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae) with comparison to Recent species”. Journal of Paleontology. Sep-Nov 1999.
Geiger, D. L. & Poppe, G. T. 2000. “Haliotidae”. In: “Conchological Iconography”. G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (Eds.). Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 135 pp.
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Guice, C. J. 1968: “Haliotis pourtalesii Dall, 1881 from Florida waters”. The Veliger. 11(2):140-141.
Gilmore, R. M. 1960: “Sea ear”. Sea Frontiers. 6 (4):198-208
Harry, H. W. 1966: “Haliotis pourtalesii Dall, 1881, from Yucatan”. The Veliger. 8(4):2007-208.
Henderson, J. B. 1911: “Extracts from the log of the Eolis”. The Nautilus. 25(7):81-83.
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Owen, B. 2013: Notes on the correct taxonomic status of Haliotis rugosa Lamarck, 1822, and Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846, with description of a new subspecies from Rodrigues Island, Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae). Zootaxa 3646(2): 189–193. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.2.7 Reference page.
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Links

Haliotis in the World Register of Marine Species
YAWIKI.ORG. “Abalone”. 2007
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PRICE, R. J. & TOM, P. D. Abalone. 1997-2000: NOAA, National Sea Grant College Program, Department of Comerce
GEIGER, D. L. 2003: ABMSP The Abalone Mapping Project
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2005 Ocean Explorer Breakthrough Years (1866-1922). U.S. Department of Commerce

Vernacular names
English: abalone, paua
español: Abulón, Oreja de mar
հայերեն: Ծովախղունջ
Bahasa Indonesia: Abalon
македонски: Морско уво
русский: Галиотис
українська: Абалон

Haliotis, common name abalone, is the only genus in the family Haliotidae.[2]

This genus once contained six subgenera. These subgenera have become alternate representations of Haliotis.[2] The genus consists of small to very large, edible, herbivorous sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. The number of species recognized worldwide ranges between 30[3] and 130,[4] with over 230 species-level taxa described. The most comprehensive treatment of the family considers 56 species valid, with 18 additional subspecies.[5]

Other common names are ear shells, sea ears, and, rarely, muttonfish or muttonshells in parts of Australia, ormer in the UK, perlemoen in South Africa, and the Maori name for three species in New Zealand is pāua.[6]
Contents

1 Description
2 Structure and properties of the shell
3 Species
4 Synonyms
5 See also
6 References
7 Notes
8 Sources
9 External links

Description
The iridescent inside surface of a red abalone shell from Northern California: The coin is about one inch in diameter.

The shells of abalones have a low, open, spiral structure, and are characterized by having several open respiratory pores in a row near the shell's outer edge. The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre, which in many species of abalone is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong, changeable colors, which make the shells attractive to humans as decorative objects, in jewelry, and as a source of colorful mother-of-pearl.

The shell of abalones is convex, rounded to oval shape, and may be highly arched or very flattened. The shell of the majority of species is ear-shaped, presenting a small, flat spire and two to three whorls. The last whorl, known as the body whorl, is auriform, meaning that the shell resembles an ear, giving rise to the common name "ear shell". Haliotis asinina has a somewhat different shape, as it is more elongated and distended. The shell of Haliotis cracherodii cracherodii is also unusual as it has an ovate form, is imperforate, shows an exserted spire, and has prickly ribs.

A mantle cleft in the shell impresses a groove in the shell, in which are the row of holes (known as tremata), characteristic of the genus. These holes are respiratory apertures for venting water from the gills and for releasing sperm and eggs into the water column. They make up what is known as the selenizone which forms as the shell grows. This series of eight to 38 holes is near the anterior margin. Only a small number are generally open. The older holes are gradually sealed up as the shell grows and new holes form. Therefore, the number of tremata is not characteristic for the species. Each species has a number of open holes, between four and 10, in the selenizone. This number is not fixed and can vary within a species and between populations. Abalones have no operculum. The aperture of the shell is very wide and nacreous.

The exterior of the shell is striated and dull. The color of the shell is very variable from species to species, which may reflect the animal's diet.[6] The iridescent nacre that lines the inside of the shell varies in color from silvery white, to pink, red and green-red, to deep blue, green to purple.

The animal shows fimbriated head-lobes. The side-lobes are also fimbriated and cirrated. The rounded foot is very large. The radula has small median teeth, and the lateral teeth are single and beam-like. About 70 uncini are present, with denticulated hooks, the first four very large. The soft body is coiled around the columellar muscle, and its insertion, instead of being on the columella, is on the middle of the inner wall of the shell. The gills are symmetrical and both well developed.[7]

These snails cling solidly with their broad muscular foot to rocky surfaces at sublittoral depths, although some species such as Haliotis cracherodii used to be common in the intertidal zone. Abalones reach maturity at a relatively small size. Their fecundity is high and increases with their size (from 10,000 to 11 million eggs at a time). The spermatozoa are filiform and pointed at one end, and the anterior end is a rounded head.[8]

The larvae are lecithotrophic. The adults are herbivorous and feed with their rhipidoglossan radula on macroalgae, preferring red or brown algae. Sizes vary from 20 mm (0.79 in) (Haliotis pulcherrima) to 200 mm (7.9 in), while Haliotis rufescens is the largest of the genus at 12 in (30 cm).[9]

By weight, about one-third of the animal is edible meat, one-third is offal, and one-third is shell.[citation needed]
Structure and properties of the shell

The shell of the abalone is exceptionally strong and is made of microscopic calcium carbonate tiles stacked like bricks. Between the layers of tiles is a clingy protein substance. When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering and the protein stretches to absorb the energy of the blow. Material scientists around the world are studying this tiled structure for insight into stronger ceramic products such as body armor.[10] The dust created by grinding and cutting abalone shell is dangerous; appropriate safeguards must be taken to protect people from inhaling these particles.[citation needed]
Species

The number of species that are recognized within the genus Haliotis has fluctuated over time, and depends on the source that is consulted. The number of recognized species ranges from 30[3] to 130.[4] This list finds a compromise using the "WoRMS" database, plus some species that have been added, for a total of 57.[2][11] The majority of abalone have not been evaluated for conservation status. Those that have been reviewed tend to show that the abalone in general is declining in numbers, and will need protection throughout the globe.
Species of abalone Species Range Conservation status
Haliotis alfredensis Bartsch, 1915[nb 1] South Africa Not evaluated
Haliotis arabiensis Owen, Regter & Van Laethem, 2016 Off Yemen and Oman Not evaluated
Haliotis asinina Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines; Indonesia; Australia; Japan; Thailand; Vietnam Not evaluated
Haliotis australis Gmelin, 1791 New Zealand Not evaluated
† Haliotis benoisti Cossmann, 1896 Aquitaine, France extinct
Haliotis brazieri Angas, 1869 Eastern Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis clathrata Reeve, 1846 Seychelles; Comores; Madagascar; Mauritius; Kenya Not evaluated
Haliotis coccoradiata Reeve, 1846 Eastern Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis corrugata Wood, 1828 California, USA; Baja California, Mexico Species of Concern National Marine Fisheries Service;[14] Vulnerable (global) and imperiled (California) California Department of Fish and Wildlife[15]
Haliotis cracherodii Leach, 1814 California, USA; Baja California, Mexico CR IUCN;[16] Vulnerable (Global, Nation: US, State: California) California Department of Fish and Wildlife;[15][17] Listed endangered National Marine Fisheries Service[18]
Haliotis cyclobates Péron & Lesueur, 1816 Southern Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis dalli Henderson, 1915 Galapagos Islands Not evaluated
Haliotis discus Reeve, 1846 Japan; South Korea Not evaluated
Haliotis dissona (Iredale, 1929) Australia; New Caledonia Not evaluated
Haliotis diversicolor Reeve, 1846 Japan; Australia; Southeast Asia Not evaluated
Haliotis drogini Owen & Reitz, 2012 Not evaluated
Haliotis elegans Koch & Philippi, 1844 Western Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis exigua Dunker, R.W., 1877 Japan Not evaluated
Haliotis fatui Geiger, 1999 Tonga Mariana Islands Not evaluated
† Haliotis flemingi Powell, 1938 New Zealand extinct
Haliotis fulgens Philippi, 1845 California, USA; Baja California, Mexico Vulnerable (Global, State: California California Department of Fish and Wildlife);[15] Species of Concern NMFS[19]
Haliotis geigeri Owen, 2014 São Tomé & Príncipe Islands Not evaluated
Haliotis gigantea Gmelin, 1791 Japan Not evaluated
Haliotis glabra Gmelin, 1791 Philippines; Vietnam Not evaluated
Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791 New Zealand; Vanuatu Not evaluated
Haliotis jacnensis Reeve, 1846 Japan; Nicobar Islands; Ryukyu Islands; Pacific Islands; Not evaluated
Haliotis kamtschatkana Jonas, 1845 Western North America Endangered IUCN;[20] Imperiled (Alaska, British Columbia), Vulnerable (global, US), critically imperiled (California);[15][21] Species of Concern NMFS[22]
Haliotis laevigata Donovan, 1808 South Australia; Tasmania Not evaluated
† Haliotis lomaensis Anderson, 1902 extinct
Haliotis madaka (Habe, 1977) Japan; South Korea Not evaluated
Haliotis mariae Wood, 1828 Oman; Yemen Not evaluated
Haliotis marmorata Linnaeus, 1758 Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana Not evaluated
† Haliotis (Marinauris) matihetihensis (Eagle, 1999) extinct
† Haliotis mathesonensis (Eagle, 1996) extinct
† Haliotis matihetihensis (Eagle, 1999) extinct
Haliotis melculus (Iredale, 1927) Australia (New South Wales, Queensland) Not evaluated
Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758 South Africa Not evaluated
Haliotis mykonosensis Owen, Hanavan & Hall, 2001 Greece; Turkey; Tunisia Not evaluated
Haliotis ovina Gmelin, 1791 Thailand; Vietnam; southern part of the Pacific Ocean; Andaman Islands; Maldives; Ryukyu Islands Not evaluated
Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758 South Africa; Angola Not evaluated
Haliotis planata G. B. Sowerby II, 1882 Ryukyu Islands; Sri Lanka; Indonesia; Fiji; Andaman Sea Not evaluated
Haliotis pourtalesii Dall, 1881 Gulf of Mexico; Eastern South America; northern Colombia Not evaluated
† Haliotis powelli C. A. Fleming, 1952 extinct
Haliotis pulcherrima Gmelin, 1791 Polynesia Not evaluated
Haliotis queketti E.A. Smith, 1910 South Africa; Mozambique; Kenya Not evaluated
Haliotis roei Gray, 1826 Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis rubiginosa Reeve, 1846 Lord Howe Island; Malakula Island Not evaluated
Haliotis rubra Leach, 1814 Southern and Eastern Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis rufescens Swainson, 1822 Western North America Apparently secure (global, US); critically imperiled (Canada)[23]
Haliotis rugosa Lamarck, 1822 South Africa; Madagascar; Mauritius; Red Sea Not evaluated
Haliotis scalaris (Leach, 1814) Southern and Western Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis semiplicata Menke, 1843 Western Australia Not evaluated
Haliotis sorenseni Bartsch, 1940 California, USA; Baja California, Mexico Critically imperiled (global, US, California);[15][24] Endangered NMFS[25]
Haliotis spadicea Donovan, 1808 South Africa Not evaluated
Haliotis speciosa Reeve]], 1846 Eastern South Africa Not evaluated
Haliotis squamosa Gray, 1826 Madagascar; Eastern Australia; Okinawa Not evaluated
† Haliotis stalennuyi Owen & Berschauer, 2017 extinct
Haliotis stomatiaeformis Reeve, 1846 Malta; Pacific Islands Not evaluated
Haliotis supertexta Lischke, 1870 Japan; Sao Tome Not evaluated
Haliotis thailandis Dekker & Patamakanthin, 2001 Andaman Sea Not evaluated
Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758 Ireland (introduced); Channel Islands; Azores; Canary Islands; Japan; Madeira ; Brittany; Great Britain Not evaluated
Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822 Gulf of Aqaba; East Africa; Seychelles; Not evaluated
Haliotis varia Linnaeus, 1758 Mascarene Basin; Red Sea; Sri Lanka; Western Pacific; Not evaluated
Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791 New Zealand; Chatham Islands; Auckland Islands; Campbell Island; Fiji Not evaluated
† Haliotis volhynica Eichwald, 1829 extinct
† Haliotis waitemataensis Powell, 1938 extinct
Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899 Western North America Not evaluated