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Blacklip abalone

Haliotis rubra Leach, 1814

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) is a species in the family Haliotidae, order Lepetellida.

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Quick facts about the blacklip abalone

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 blacklip abalone live?

Not recorded

Is the blacklip abalone 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 blacklip abalone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis rubra Leach, 1814

Synonyms Haliotis naevosa improbula, Haliotis ruber

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Brownlip abaloneEnglish
  • rotes MeerohrGerman
  • ormeau à lèvres noiresFrench
  • Abalone labbra nereItalian
  • アカアワビJapanese
  • rode zeeoorDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blacklip abalone

Other species in the same genus Haliotis.

Ormer

Haliotis tuberculata

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Red abalone

Haliotis rufescens

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Ass's ear

Haliotis asinina

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Abalone

Haliotis pourtalesii

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blacklip abalone?

The blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) belongs to the family Haliotidae in the order Lepetellida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blacklip-abalone

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“Blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blacklip-abalone.

BibTeX
@misc{blacklip_abalone_2026,
  title = {Blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blacklip-abalone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}