Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Haliotis virginea

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Haliotis virginea
Remove ads

Haliotis virginea, Virgin pāua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.[2]

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Remove ads

Description

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

Subspecies

  • Haliotis virginea crispata Gould, 1847
  • Haliotis virginea huttoni Filhol, 1880
  • Haliotis virginea morioria Powell, 1938
  • Haliotis virginea stewartae Jones & Owen, 2004

DNA extracted from H. virginae shells in museums showed three main population divisions, inhabiting the Three Kings Islands; the Chatham, Auckland, and Antipodes Islands; and mainland New Zealand (as well as Campbell Island). These three clades do not correspond to the subspecies recognised above.[3]

Thumb
External view of a shell
Thumb
Internal view of a shell
Remove ads

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

Human use

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

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads