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Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the 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 abalone live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 abalone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis unilateralis Lamarck, 1822

Synonyms Haliotis quecketti

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the 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 abalone?

The abalone (Haliotis unilateralis) 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). Abalone (Haliotis unilateralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/haliotis-unilateralis

MLA

“Abalone (Haliotis unilateralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/haliotis-unilateralis.

BibTeX
@misc{haliotis_unilateralis_2026,
  title = {Abalone (Haliotis unilateralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/haliotis-unilateralis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}