Abalone
The shell of a red abalone
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Superorder: Vetigastropoda Order: Archeogastropoda Superfamily: Haliotoidea Family: Haliotidae Rafinesque, 1815 Genus: Haliotis Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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A piece of abalone shell

The iridescent inside surface of an abalone shell

The raw meat of abalone

Abalone (from Spanish Abulón) are a group of shellfish (mollusks) in the family Haliotidae and the Haliotis genus. They are marine snails, and belong to the suborder Rhipidoglossa (in earlier classifications) in the large class Gastropoda. There is only one genus in the family Haliotidae, and about four to seven subgenera. The taxonomy of the family is still somewhat confused. The number of species recognized world-wide ranges from about 100 to 130 (due to the occurrence of hybrids). An abalone shell. ... An abalone shell. ... Image File history File links The inside of a Californian red abalone shell. ... Image File history File links The inside of a Californian red abalone shell. ... The iridescence of the Blue Morpho butterfly wings. ... Image File history File links The meat of a Californian red abalone. ... Image File history File links The meat of a Californian red abalone. ... Cooked mussels Shellfish is a term used to describe shelled molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora Monoplacophora Bivalvia Scaphopoda Gastropoda Cephalopoda † Rostroconchia The mollusks or molluscs are the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar creatures well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... Species Many, see text Haliotis is a genus of abalone, the sole genus in the family Haliotidae. ... Subclasses Eogastropoda (True Limpets and relatives) Orthogastropoda The gastropods, also previously known as gasteropods, or univalves, and more commonly known as snails and slugs, are the largest and most successful class of mollusks, with 60,000-75,000 known living species. ... // This article is about a biological term. ...

Abalone shells have a low and open spiral structure, and are characterized by several respiratory holes in a row near the shell's outer edge. The innermost 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 them attractive to humans as a decorative object. The flesh of certain large abalones is considered by many to be a desirable food. “Mother of Pearl” redirects here. ... The iridescence of the Blue Morpho butterfly wings. ...

Abalones are also called ear-shells, haliotis, sea-ears and Venus's-ears, as well as muttonfish or muttonshells in Australia, ormer in Jersey and Guernsey, perlemoen in South Africa and pāua in New Zealand. They are dying out in Victoria (Australia) due to a virus leaking out of a fish farm in South Australia.

Description

The Haliotid family has a worldwide distribution, being found in some areas along the coastal waters of every continent, except the Atlantic coast of South America, the Caribbean (where there is only one rather rare, deep water species), and the East Coast of the United States. Most abalones are found mainly in cold waters, off the Southern Hemisphere coasts of New Zealand, South Africa and Australia, and Western North America and Japan in the Northern Hemisphere. The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...

The family has unmistakable characteristics: the shell is convex, covering the animal like a roof. It ranges from highly arched to very flattened, rounded to oval, slightly spiral with two to three whorls, the last one auriform grown into a large "ear", giving rise to the common name ‘ear-shell’. The body whorl has a series of holes — four to ten depending on the species — near the anterior margin, for the escape of water from the gills. There is no operculum. An abalone, also known as an ear shell Auriform means shaped like an ear. ... The Body whorl in a mollusc shell is the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating in the aperture. ... The operculum (plural : opercula or operculums) of gastropods is a corneous plate at the opening of the shell, attached dorsally to the foot. ...

The color is very variable from species to species. The iridescent nacre that lines the inside of the shell in all species can vary in color from silvery white, to pink, red and green-red, through to Haliotis iris, which shows predominantly deep blues, greens and purples. “Mother of Pearl” redirects here. ...

These shells cling solidly with their broad muscular foot to rocky surfaces at sublittoral depths. Abalones reach maturity at a relatively small size. Their fecundity is high and increases with size (from 10,000 to 11 million eggs at a time). The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (e. ...

The larvae are lecithotrophic or feed off a yolk sac. The adults are herbivorous and feed with their rhipidoglossan radula on macroalgae, preferring red algae. Sizes vary from 20 mm (Haliotis pulcherrima) to 200 mm (or even more) (Haliotis rufescens). A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... A deer and two fawns feeding on some foliage A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants[1]. By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of flowering plants and some protists can be considered herbivores. ... Transverse view of the buccal cavity with the radula Radula types chart. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...

Distribution and characteristics

The Haliotid family has a worldwide distribution, along the coastal waters of every continent, except the Atlantic coast of South America, the Caribbean, and the East Coast of the United States. Most abalones are found mainly in cold waters, off the Southern Hemisphere coasts of New Zealand, South Africa and Australia, and Western North America and Japan in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Chilean vast Pacific coast, the giant species called loco (Concholepas Concholepas, Bruguière, 1789) is notorious for its size (usually more than double the size of Californian and/or Japanese abalones), has a hard shell of a pitch-black color, and is widely exploited and consumed. Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Look up loco in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jean Guillaume Bruguière (1749 or 1750 - 1798) was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat. ...

The family has unmistakable characteristics : the shell is rounded to oval, with two to three whorls, and the last one auriform, grown into a large "ear", giving rise to the common name ‘ear-shell’. The body whorl has a series of holes — four to ten depending on the species, near the anterior margin. An abalone, also known as an ear shell Auriform means shaped like an ear. ... The Body whorl in a mollusc shell is the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating in the aperture. ...

There is no operculum. The back is convex, ranging from highly arched to very flattened. These shells cling solidly with their muscular foot to rocky surfaces at sublittoral depths. The color is very variable from species to species. The inside of the shell consists of iridescent, silvery white to green-red mother-of-pearl through to Haliotis Iris which can comprise of pinks and reds with predominant deep blues, greens and purples. The operculum (plural : opercula or operculums) of gastropods is a corneous plate at the opening of the shell, attached dorsally to the foot. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... A piece of nacre Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic mixture of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of platy crystals of aragonite and conchiolin (a scleroprotein). ...

Abalones reach maturity at a small size. Their fecundity is high and increases with size (from 10,000 to 11 million eggs at a time). Fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (e. ...

The larvae feed on plankton. The adults are herbivores and feed on macroalgae, preferring red algae. Sizes vary from 20 mm (Haliotis pulcherrima) to 200 mm (or even more) (Haliotis rufescens).

Care must be taken in handling abalone; like many mollusks, abalone are hemophiliacs and due to the lack of clotting, can bleed to death. The abalone's main defense is its muscular foot that firmly plants it to the substrate and its shell.

Abalone shell

The shell of the abalone is known for being exceptionally strong. It is made of microscopic calcium carbonate tiles stacked like bricks. Between the layers of shells is a clingy protein substance. When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering and the protein stretches to absorb the energy of the blow. Material scientists at the University of California, San Diego are studying the tiled structure for insight into stronger ceramic products such as body armor.^[1] Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound, with the chemical formula CaCO3. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational research university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ... ...

The dust created through the grinding and cutting of abalone shell is dangerous; appropriate safeguards should be taken to protect a person from inhaling these particles. A dust respirator that is NIOSH-approved N95, made for fine particles, using a ventilation system and wet grinding are requirements to working the shell safely. The calcium carbonate is a respiratory irritant and the particles can penetrate into the lower respiratory tree and cause irritant bronchitis and other respiratory irritation responses. The usual symptoms are cough and sputum production, and secondary infections can occur. If there are proteins left in the shell matrix, it is also possible that they can trigger an allergic (asthmatic) attack. In general, the more someone is exposed to something that triggers their asthma reaction, the larger the reaction. Allergic skin reactions can also occur. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs. ... For other uses, see Asthma (disambiguation). ...

The iridescence of the inside of the abalone shell lends itself to decorative inlays — in guitars, for example. Inlay: Decorative technique of inserting pieces of coloured materials to form patterns or pictures. ... Inlays on guitar or similar fretted instrument are visual elements set into the exterior wood. ...

Sport harvesting

California

Sport harvesting of red abalone is permitted with a California fishing license and an abalone stamp card. Abalone may only be taken using breath-hold techniques or shorepicking. Scuba diving for abalone is strictly prohibited. Taking of abalone is not permitted south of the mouth of the San Francisco Bay. There is a size minimum of seven inches measured across the shell and a quantity limit of three per day and 24 per year. A person may be in possession of only three abalone at any given time. Binomial name The red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, is a large brick colored mollusk that feeds on kelp and other algae along the coast of Oregon to Baja California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ...

Abalone may only be taken from April to November, not including July. Transportation of abalone may only legally occur while the abalone is still attached in the shell. Sale of sport-obtained abalone is illegal, including the shell. Only red abalone may be taken; black, white, pink, and flat abalone are protected by law. Binomial name Haliotis cracherodii Leach, 1814. ... The White Abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) is a species of abalone. ...

An abalone diver is normally equipped with a thick wetsuit, including a hood, booties, and gloves. He or she would also wear a mask, snorkel, weight belt, abalone iron, and abalone gauge. It is common to take abalone in water a few inches deep up to 10 m (33 ft) deep; less common are freedivers who can work deeper than 10 m (33 ft). Abalone are normally found on rocks near food sources (kelp). An abalone iron is used to pry the abalone from the rock before it can fully clamp down. Visibility is normally five to ten feet. Divers commonly dive out of boats, kayaks, tube floats or directly off the shore. An eight inch abalone is considered a good catch, a nine inch would be extremely good, and a ten inch plus (250 mm) abalone would be a trophy catch. Rock- or shore-picking is a separate method from diving where the rock picker feels underneath rocks at low tides for abalone. This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

There has been a trade in diving to catch abalones off parts of the United States coast from before 1939. In World War II, many of these abalone divers were recruited into the United States armed forces and trained as frogmen. For other uses, see Dive. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... // This page describes a type of scuba diver. ...

New Zealand

Main article: Paua

Abalone farm

There is an extensive global black market in the collection and export of abalone meat. In New Zealand, where abalone is called pāua in the Māori language, this can be a particularly awkward problem where the right to harvest pāua can be granted legally under Māori customary rights. When such permits to harvest are abused, it is frequently difficult to police. The legal recreational daily limit is 10 pāua per diver with a minimum shell length of 125 mm. The limit is strictly enforced by roving Ministry of Fisheries officers with the backing of the police. Pāua 'poaching' is a major industry in New Zealand with many thousands being taken illegally, often undersized. Convictions have resulted in seizure of diving gear, boats, and motor vehicles as well as fines and in rare cases, imprisonment. The Ministry of Fisheries expects in the year 2004/05, nearly 1,000 tons of pāua will be poached, with 75% of that being undersized.[1] Species See text. ... Abalone farm1. ... Abalone farm1. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into underground economy. ... Māori or Te Reo Māori, commonly shortened to Te Reo (literally the language) is an official language of New Zealand. ... This article is about the Māori people of New Zealand. ...

Highly polished New Zealand pāua shells are extremely popular as souvenirs with their striking blue, green, and purple iridescence. Transporting unprocessed abalone shells out of New Zealand is illegal.

South Africa

The largest abalone in South Africa, the perlemoen, Haliotis midae, occurs along approximately two-thirds of the country’s coastline. Perlemoen-diving has been a recreational activity for many years, but stocks are currently being threatened by illegal commercial harvesting. In South Africa all persons collection / hunting (spearfishing) and/or fishing need permits that are issued on a yearly basis. Also none of these activities are allowed on Scuba. For the last few years however no permits have been issued for collecting Abalone (perlemoen). But commercial harvesting still continues as does the very large and illegal collection by small gangs. Do your part and do not purchase abalone (perlemoen) harvested in South Africa.

Channel Islands

Ormers (Haliotis tuberculata) are considered a delicacy in the British Channel Islands and are pursued with great alacrity by the locals. This has led to a dramatic depletion in numbers since the latter half of the 19th century, and 'ormering' is now strictly regulated in order to preserve stocks. The gathering of ormers is now restricted to a number of 'ormering tides', from the January 1 to April 30, which occur on the full or new moon and two days following. No ormers may be taken from the beach that are under 80 mm in shell length. Gatherers are not allowed to wear wetsuits or even put their heads underwater. Any breach of these laws is a criminal offence and can lead to fine of up to £5,000 or six months in prison [2]. The demand for ormers is such that they led to the world's first underwater arrest, when Mr. Kempthorne-Leigh of Guernsey was arrested by a police officer in full diving gear when illegally diving for ormers. Binomial name The Green ormer Haliotis tuberculata is a coastal univalve mollusc, growing in European waters as far north as the Channel Islands. ... This article is about the British dependencies. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Farming

Dish with abalone, asparagus and black bean sauce

See also: Aquaculture

There have been a number of attempts to artificially grow (farm) abalone for the purpose of consumption.^[2][3][4][5] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For the botanical genus, see Asparagus (genus). ... Workers harvest catfish from the Delta Pride Catfish farms in Mississippi Aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic organisms. ...

Consumption

The meat of this mollusk is considered a delicacy in certain parts of Latin America (especially Chile), South East Asia, and East Asia (especially in China, Japan, and Korea). In Chinese speaking regions, abalone dishes are commonly known as bao yu. This is a List of delicacies. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... East Asia Geographic East Asia. ... This article is about the Korean peninsula and civilization. ... Jia Baoyu (賈寶玉) is the name of one of the principal characters of the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as the Story of the Stone. ...

Species

Pink abalone, Haliotis corrugata

• Haliotis ancile  : Shield abalone
• Haliotis aquatilis : Japanese abalone
• Haliotis asinina : Ass’s ear abalone
• Haliotis assimilis : Threaded abalone
• Haliotis australis : Australian abalone, Austral abalone
• Haliotis brazieri : Brazier’s abalone
• Haliotis coccoradiata  : Reddish-rayed abalone
• Haliotis conicopora  : Conical Pore abalone, brownlip abalone
• Haliotis corrugata  : Pink abalone
• Haliotis cracherodii : Black abalone
• Haliotis crebrisculpta  : Close sculptures abalone
• Haliotis cyclobates  : Whirling abalone
• Haliotis dalli : Dall’s abalone
• Haliotis discus : Disk abalone
• Haliotis diversicolor  : Variously coloured abalone
• Haliotis diversicolor supertexta : Taiwan abalone (jiukong)
• Haliotis dohrniana  : Dhorn’s abalone
• Haliotis elegans : Elegant abalone
  

  

  White abalone, Haliotis sorenseni

• Haliotis emmae : Emma’s abalone
• Haliotis ethologus : Mimic abalone
• Haliotis fulgens : Green abalone
• Haliotis gigantea : Giant abalone, Awabi
• Haliotis glabra : Glistening abalone
• Haliotis hargravesi : Hargraves’s abalone
• Haliotis howensis : Lord Howe abalone
• Haliotis iris : Blackfoot abalone
• Haliotis iris : Rainbow abalone, Pāua
• Haliotis jacnensis  : Jacna abalone
• Haliotis kamschatkana : Pinto abalone
• Haliotis laevigata : smooth Australian abalone, greenlip abalone
• Haliotis melculus : Honey Abalone
• Haliotis midae : Midas ear abalone, perlemoen abalone
• Haliotis multiperforata : Many-holed abalone
• Haliotis ovina : Oval abalone, sheep's ear abalone
• Haliotis parva : Canaliculate abalone
• Haliotis planata : Planate abalone
• Haliotis pourtalesii : Pourtale’s abalone
• Haliotis pulcherrima : Most beautiful abalone
• Haliotis queketti : Quekett’s abalone
• Haliotis roei : Roe's abalone
• Haliotis rosacea: Rosy abalone
• Haliotis rubra : Ruber abalone
• Haliotis rufescens: Red abalone
• Haliotis scalaris : Staircase abalone, ridged ear abalone
• Haliotis semiplicata : Semiplicate abalone
• Haliotis sorenseni : White abalone
• Haliotis spadicea : Blood-spotted abalone
• Haliotis speciosa : Splendid abalone
• Haliotis squamata : Scaly Australian abalone
• Haliotis squamosa : Squamose abalone
• Haliotis tuberculata : Green ormer, European edible abalone, tube abalone, tuberculate ormer
• Haliotis varia : Variable abalone
• Haliotis venusta : Lovely abalone
• Haliotis virginea : Virgin abalone
• Haliotis walallensis : Northern green abalone, flat abalone

Other species : Haliotis clathrata, Haliotis barbouri, Haliotis crebrisculpta, Haliotis dissona, Haliotis exigua, Haliotis fatui, Haliotis kamtschatkana assimilis, Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana, Haliotis madaka, Haliotis mariae, Haliotis patamakanthini, Haliotis pustulata, Haliotis roberti, Haliotis rubiginosa, Haliotis rubra, Haliotis rugosa, Haliotis thailandis, Haliotis unilateralis. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1253x819, 173 KB) Haliotus corrugata Photo: Channel Islands NMS. Printing resolution: 300 DPI. Downloaded from http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1253x819, 173 KB) Haliotus corrugata Photo: Channel Islands NMS. Printing resolution: 300 DPI. Downloaded from http://www. ... The asss-ear abalone is a slender, tropical mollusk (Haliotis asinina) common in the Pacific islands and northern Australia. ... Species See text. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Haliotis cracherodii Leach, 1814 Synonyms Haliotis expansa (Talmadge, 1954) Haliotis imperforata (Dall, 1919) Haliotis rosea (Orcutt, 1900) Haliotis splendidula (Williamson, 1893) The black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, used to be the most abundant aquatic mollusk on the Pacific Coast of North America. ... Binomial name Haliotis cracherodii Leach, 1814. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 115 KB) Haliotus sorenseni Photo: Channel Islands NMS. Printing resolution: 300 DPI. Downloaded from http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 115 KB) Haliotus sorenseni Photo: Channel Islands NMS. Printing resolution: 300 DPI. Downloaded from http://www. ... Species See text. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name (Jonas, 1845) The northern abalone or pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) is a species of gastropod in the Haliotidae family. ... Species See text. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name The red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, is a large brick colored mollusk that feeds on kelp and other algae along the coast of Oregon to Baja California. ... Binomial name Bartsch, 1940 The white abalone, Haliotis sorenseni, is a species of abalone. ... The White Abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) is a species of abalone. ... Binomial name The Green ormer Haliotis tuberculata is a coastal univalve mollusc, growing in European waters as far north as the Channel Islands. ... Species See text. ... Species See text. ...

Notes

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External links

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Abalone

• California red abalone
• Bullet proof abalone
• Abalone biology
• Online Archive of California
• Conchology
• Specimen shells; Many pictures.
• New Zealand natural abalone (paua) pearls; interesting pictures.
• Man and mollusk : many links
• Natural abalone "horn" pearls : sample photos
• Imagemap of worldwide abalone distribution
• Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods : Shell Catalog
• Abalone: Species Diversity
• Team spawns rare white abalone
• White abalone - An extinct possibility?
• Muricidae - Concholepas
• Avoiding offshore transport of competent larvae during upwelling events: the case of the gastropod Concholepas concholepas in Central Chile
• Northern California Community of Abalone Free Divers

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