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Species of gastropod
Haliotis virginea
External view of a
shell of Haliotis virginea
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Vetigastropoda
Order:
Lepetellida
Family:
Haliotidae
Genus:
Haliotis
Species:
H. virginea
Binomial name
Haliotis virginea
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 pāua , is a
species of edible
sea snail , a
marine
gastropod
mollusk in the family
Haliotidae , the
abalones .
[2]
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]
External view of a shell
Internal view of a shell
Distribution
This marine species is
endemic to
New Zealand .
Human use
Haliotis virginea and two other Haliotis species are known as "
pāua " in New Zealand and are a restricted food source.
References
^ Evans, H.J.N.; Peters, H. (2021).
"Haliotis virginea " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 : e.T78772279A78772643.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78772279A78772643.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021 .
^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390555 on 2013-02-06
^ Walton, Kerry; Scarsbrook, Lachie; Mitchell, Kieren J.; Verry, Alexander J. F.; Marshall, Bruce A.; Rawlence, Nicolas J.; Spencer, Hamish G. (2023).
"Application of palaeogenetic techniques to historic mollusc shells reveals phylogeographic structure in a New Zealand abalone" . Molecular Ecology Resources . 23 (1): 118–130.
doi :
10.1111/1755-0998.13696 .
ISSN
1755-098X .
PMC
10087340 .
PMID
35951485 .
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