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'''''Haliotis iris''''', common name '''paua''' or '''blackfoot paua''', is a [[species]] of edible [[sea snail]], a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Haliotidae]], the [[abalone]]s. |
'''''Haliotis iris''''', common name '''paua''' or '''blackfoot paua''', is a [[species]] of edible [[sea snail]], a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Haliotidae]], the [[abalone]]s. It is endemic to [[New Zealand]].<ref>Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). ''Guide to Seashells of the World.'' Buffalo: Firefly Books. 18.</ref> |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791
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Haliotis iris, common name paua or blackfoot paua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Human use
Haliotis iris and other two Haliotis species are known as "paua" on New Zealand and are used as a food source.
References
- ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 18.
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