Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Haliotoidea Scientific name Haliotis virginea | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Haliotidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Haliotis, Haliotis jacnensis, Haliotis pourtalesii, Haliotis roei, Haliotis rugosa | ||
Haliotis virginea, Virgin Paua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
Human use
Haliotis virginea and other two Haliotis species are known as "paua" in New Zealand and are used as food source.
References
Haliotis virginea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA