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Ass's ear

Haliotis asinina Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The ass's ear (Haliotis asinina) is a species in the family Haliotidae, order Lepetellida.

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Quick facts about the ass's ear

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ass's ear live?

Not recorded

Is the ass's ear endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ass's ear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis asinina Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Deridobranchus argus, Haliotis asinum

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Ass's ear abaloneEnglish
  • Donkey's ear abaloneEnglish
  • Donkey's ear shellEnglish
  • Donkey’s ear abaloneEnglish
  • ušeň podlouhláCzech
  • Eselsohr-AbaloneGerman
  • Abulón oreja de burroSpanish
  • Abalone asinoItalian
  • ミミガイJapanese
  • Ослиный галиотисRussian
  • ušo štíhlySlovak
  • หอยร้อยรูThai
  • 驢耳鮑螺Chinese
  • Orecchio d'asinoItalian
  • หอยโข่งทะเลเปลือกเรียบThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ass's ear

Other species in the same genus Haliotis.

Ormer

Haliotis tuberculata

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Red abalone

Haliotis rufescens

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Abalone

Haliotis pourtalesii

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Paua

Haliotis iris

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAss's ear vs OrmerAss's ear vs Red abaloneAss's ear vs AbaloneAss's ear vs Small abalone

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ass's ear?

The ass's ear (Haliotis asinina) belongs to the family Haliotidae in the order Lepetellida.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ass's ear (Haliotis asinina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/asss-ear

MLA

“Ass's ear (Haliotis asinina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/asss-ear.

BibTeX
@misc{asss_ear_2026,
  title = {Ass's ear (Haliotis asinina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asss-ear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}