Haliotis virginea

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

Haliotis virginea
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
Synonyms
  • Haliotis marmorata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) gibba Philippi, R.A., 1846
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) marmorata Reeve, L.A., 1846 (junior homonym)
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) subvirginea Weinkauff, H.C., 1883
  • Haliotis virginea virginea Gmelin, 1791 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Haliotis (Paua) virginea Gmelin, 1791

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 a restricted food source.

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References
  1. 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
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  • "Haliotis (Paua) virginea virginea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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