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Abalone
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General Description
Marinauris Iredale, 1927 Nordotis Habe amp Kosuge, 1964 Padollus Montfort, 1810 Sanhaliotis Iredale,
Abalone from Spanish abul n are small to very large-sized edible sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis. The family Haliotidae has no subfamilies. Common names for abalones also include ear-shells, sea ears, as well as muttonfish or muttonshells in Australia, ormer in Great Britain, perlemoen and venus's-ears in South Africa and p ua in New Zealand.
There is only the one genus in the family Haliotidae, and about four to seven subgenera. The number of species recognized worldwide is about 100.
The shells of abalones have a low and 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 or mother-of-pearl, which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong and changeable colors, which make the shells attractive to humans as decorative objects, 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 wide variety of dishes.

