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Abalone is a common name for any of a group of small to very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae. Other common names are ear shells, sea ears, and muttonfish or muttonshells in Australia, ormer in Great Britain, Abalone and venus's-ears in South Africa, and pāua in New Zealand.
The family Haliotidae contains only one genus, Haliotis, which contains about 4 to 7 subgenera. The number of species recognized worldwide ranges between 30 and 130 with over 230 species-level taxa described. The most comprehensive treatment of the family considers 56 species valid, with 18 additional subspecies.
The shells of abalones have a low open spiral structure, and are characterized by several open respiratory pores in a row near the shell's outer edge. The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre (mother-of-pearl), which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong changeable colors, which make the shells attractive to humans as decorative objects, jewelry, and as a source of colorful mother-of-pearl.
The flesh of abalones is widely considered to be a desirable food, and is consumed raw or cooked in a variety of dishes.
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Is Paua an animal vegetable or mineral?
Tis an Animal of the Abalone (snail) family
What 7 letter word for a kind of animal starts with a?
Abalone
What animal kingdom is the abalone in?
The abalone is in the animal kingdom. Scientific Classification is as followed: Kingdom-Animalia Phylum-Mollusca Class- Gastropoda Family- Haliotidae Genus- Haliotis Species- asinina
What is a animal beginning z?
All of them: aadvark, abalone, antelope ... zygote.
What is the species of abalone?
Their are nine spiecies of abalone. Their's black abalone, flat abalone, green abalone, pink abalone, pinto abalone, red abalone, threaded abalone, western abelone, and white abalone.
What is the English name for abalone?
Abalone is Abalone in English too.
What does abalone sauce made from?
Abalone.
What type of a animal is a 'paua'?
Paua is a species of Abalone (shellfish) found only in the waters of New Zealand.
What is abalone steak?
An abalone steak is a steak made out of the California Red Abalone. The California Red Abalone is a species of very large edible sea snail.
What kind of food is abalone?
Abalone is a mollusc, class gastropoda. They're functionally very simple snails. The foot of the abalone is the msot commonly consumed part, although the liver and even the stomach contents (they're herbivores) are considered delicacies in some places, including Japan. Arguably, abalone are on the decline and, while still unprotected and a market animal, numbers are way down and I expect them to enter the protected lists soon. This is due to their very slow rate of reproduction (est. 5 years before they achieve legal size to catch), intense harvesting, and the fact that they're a very delicate animal.
How big is an abalone?
An abalone is aboutg 25 in long.
How do you use the word abalone in a sentence?
look! I see an abalone
