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Species List for Genus: Haliotis
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Lepetelllida (Order) > Haliotoidea (Superfamily) > Haliotidae (Family) > Haliotis (Genus)
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  • Genus: Haliotis

  • Haliotis australis Gmelin, 1791
    Length 83mm, Width 55mm
    Silver Paua, Yellow Foot Paua, Marine, Native - Endemic, More corrugated sculpture than common Paua. Interior is silvery pink with bluish flecks. Animal is black with a yellow foot and tentacles
    North, South, Stewart, Chatham, Snares and Auckland Islands
  • Haliotis pirimoana Walton, Marshall, Rawlence & Spencer, 2024
    Length 37mm, Width 24mm
    Marine
    Three Kings Islands
  • Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791
    Length 150mm, Width 120mm
    Paua, Black-footed Abalone, Marine, Native - Endemic, Interior is brilliant irridescent colouration of blue and green. Exterior almost always encrusted with coralline algae. Animal is black with a dark grey foot
    North, South & Chatham Islands
  • Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791
    Length 73mm, Width 45mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic, Exterior light reddish brown with greenish stripes. Interior irridescent predominantly red or green. Sculpture of narrow, spiral ribs. Animal is pale with a white foot
    North, South and Stewart Island, Chathams, Campbell and Auckland Islands
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil