Haliotis

From Ancient Greek ἅλιος (hálios, “marine”) + οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Haliotidae – ear shells or abalones.

   Synonyms: sea ears, muttonfish, muttonshells, ormer, perlemoen

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Vetigastropoda – subclass; Haliotoidea – superfamily; Haliotidae – family

• (genus): Haliotis asinina – type species; for the numerous species see Haliotis at World Register of Marine Species .

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