Haliotis virginea
| Haliotis virginea | |
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| External view of a shell of Haliotis virginea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. virginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791 | |
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Haliotis virginea, Virgin Paua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
- Subspecies
- Haliotis virginea crispata Gould, 1847
- Haliotis virginea huttoni Filhol, 1880
- Haliotis virginea morioria Powell, 1938
- Haliotis virginea stewartae Jones & Owen, 2004
External view of a shell
Internal view of a shell
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
Human use
Main article: Paua
Haliotis virginea and other two Haliotis species are known as "paua" in New Zealand and are used as food source.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390555 on 2013-02-06
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls.
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp.
- Jones M. & Owen B. 2004. Description of Haliotis virginea stewartae new subspecies (Gastropoda) from subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Of Sea & Shore, 26(2): 81-85
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