Abalone
For other uses, see
Abalone (disambiguation). Abalone (from
Spanish Abulón) are a group of
shellfish (
mollusks) in the
family Haliotidae and the Haliotis genus. They are marine snails, and belong to the suborder Rhipidoglossa (in earlier classifications) in the large class
Gastropoda. There is only one genus in the family Haliotidae, and about four to seven subgenera. The taxonomy of the family is still somewhat confused. The number of species recognized world-wide ranges from about 100 to 130 (due to the occurrence of
hybrids).
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ear-shell
Noun
1. any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
(synonym) abalone
(hypernym) gastropod, univalve
(hyponym) ormer, sea-ear, Haliotis tuberculata
(member-holonym) Haliotis, genus Haliotis
Ear-shell
(n.)
A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis; -- called also sea-ear. See Abalone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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