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Red Abalone

Mollusks

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
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Haliotis rufescens 4
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Haliotis, Taxa
Source Haliotis rufescens (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Haliotis rufescens (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Chile

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China

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Norway

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Peru

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Taiwan

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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Haliotis rufescens (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyFood Habits: Primary Diet
Quote, Food Habits: Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore algivore planktivore planktivore
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. 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.
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4. 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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5. NatureServe Explorer: Haliotis rufescens
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gastropoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Gastropoda","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Snails And Conches","language":"EN"},{"name":"Escargots Et Strombes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Caracoles Y Conchas","language":"ES"},{"name":"腹足纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Haliotis
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1914
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1914
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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