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Honey abalone

Haliotis melculus (Iredale, 1927)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the honey 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 honey abalone live?

Not recorded

Is the honey 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 honey abalone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis melculus (Iredale, 1927)

Synonyms Haliotis ethologus, Marinauris ethologus, Marinauris melculus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the honey 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 honey abalone?

The honey abalone (Haliotis melculus) 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). Honey abalone (Haliotis melculus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/honey-abalone

MLA

“Honey abalone (Haliotis melculus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/honey-abalone.

BibTeX
@misc{honey_abalone_2026,
  title = {Honey abalone (Haliotis melculus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/honey-abalone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}