Abalone
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Abalone are sea snails in the genus Haliotis, the only genus in the family Haliotidae. Abalone shells are distinctive for their flattened, ear-like shape, nacreous interior, and row of holes used for
Living Abalone
The iridescent surface inside a red abalone shell from Northern California. The US coin (quarter) is 24.3 mm or 0.955 in in diameter
Abalone with a live sponge on its shell in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
An abalone farm
Mollusca
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Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks. 86,600 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum
Abalone
…Temporal range: Living abalone in tank showing epipodium and tentacles, anterior end to the right Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Vetigastropoda Order: Lepetellida Superfamily: Haliotoidea Family: Haliotidae Rafinesque, 1815 Genus: Haliotis Linnaeus…
Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa)—a common land snail
Shell of Marisa cornuarietis, a freshwater snail
Fossilized ammonite displayed at the National Museum of the Philippines
Diversity and variability of shells of molluscs on display