Haliotis rufescens, the red abalone, is a species of very large edible sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalones, also called ormers in Britain or paua elsewhere. It is distributed from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico, and is most common in the southern half of its range.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Haliotis, Taxa Source Haliotis rufescens (Wikidata)
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Haliotis rufescens (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 341640
In 1916, documentation of the modern California fishery began.
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) is a species of very large edible sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalone, ormers (British) or pāua.
View the Source3. Haliotis rufescens (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q123631 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q123631
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Haliotis, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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