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Haliotis virginea
Haliotis virginea shell.jpg
External view of a shell of Haliotis virginea
Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Haliotis marmorata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) gibba Philippi, R.A., 1846
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) marmorata Reeve, L.A., 1846 (junior homonym)
  • Haliotis (Haliotis) subvirginea Weinkauff, H.C., 1883
  • Haliotis virginea virginea Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Haliotis (Paua) virginea Gmelin, 1791

Haliotis virginea, Virgin Paua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.

Subspecies
  • Haliotis virginea crispata Gould, 1847
  • Haliotis virginea huttoni Filhol, 1880
  • Haliotis virginea morioria Powell, 1938
  • Haliotis virginea stewartae Jones & Owen, 2004
Haliotis virginea shell 2
External view of a shell
Haliotis virginea shell 3
Internal view of a shell

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

Human use

Haliotis virginea and other two Haliotis species are known as "paua" in New Zealand and are a restricted food source.

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