Haliotis rufescens
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Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) is a species of very large edible sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalones, ormers (British) or pāua.[3] It is distributed from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico.[4][5] It is most common in the southern half of its range.[4]
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Haliotis rufescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
Family: | Haliotidae |
Genus: | Haliotis |
Species: | H. rufescens |
Binomial name | |
Haliotis rufescens Swainson, 1822 | |
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Red abalone is the largest and most common abalone found in the northern part of the state of California.[6]