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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. rufescens
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| Haliotis rufescens Swainson, 1822
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Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) is a species of very large edible sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalones, ormers (British) or pāua.[3] It is distributed from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico.[4][5] It is most common in the southern half of its range.[4]
Red abalone is the largest and most common abalone found in the northern part of the state of California.[6]
- ^ Lindberg, D. R. 1992. Evolution, distribution and systematics of Haliotidae. Pp 3–18 in: S. A. Shepherd, M. Tegner, and S. A. Guzman, eds. Abalone of the world: biology, fisheries and culture. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford.
- ^ Peters, H., Rogers-Bennett, L. & De Shields, R.M. (2021). "Haliotis rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T78771583A78772573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78771583A78772573.en.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2014). Haliotis rufescens Swainson, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-28
- ^ a b Cowles, D. (2005). Haliotis rufescens. Archived 2015-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Biological Department, Walla Walla University. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ NatureServe. 2015. Haliotis rufescens. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. February 11, 2016.
- ^ Red Abalone Fishery Management Plan. California Department of Fish and Wildlife.