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Flat abalone

Haliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the flat 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 flat abalone live?

Not recorded

Is the flat 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 flat abalone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis walallensis Stearns, 1899

Synonyms Haliotis fulgens var. walallensis, Haliotis fulgens walallensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Northern green abaloneEnglish
  • Flache AbaloneGerman
  • Abulón planoSpanish
  • Flaches SeeohrGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flat 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 flat abalone?

The flat abalone (Haliotis walallensis) belongs to the family Haliotidae in the order Lepetellida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flat abalone (Haliotis walallensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-abalone

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{flat_abalone_2026,
  title = {Flat abalone (Haliotis walallensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-abalone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}