Haliotis asinina

Haliotis asinina
Temporal range: 71–0 Ma
A living specimen of Haliotis asinina
Five views of a shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species:
H. asinina
Binomial name
Haliotis asinina
Synonyms[2]

Haliotis asinum Donovan, 1808

A frontal view of a live Haliotis asinina, out of the water

Haliotis asinina, common name the ass's-ear abalone, is a fairly large species of sea snail, a tropical gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones, also known as ormers or pāua. Both the common name and the scientific name are based on the shape of the shell, which is long, narrow and curved, resembling the shape of a donkey's ear.

  1. ^ Peters, H. (2021). "Haliotis asinina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T78749198A78772393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78749198A78772393.en.
  2. ^ Haliotis asinina Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.