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Lord Howe abalone

Haliotis rubiginosa Reeve, 1846

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the lord howe 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 lord howe abalone live?

Not recorded

Is the lord howe 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 lord howe abalone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis rubiginosa Reeve, 1846

Synonyms Haliotis howensis, Sanhaliotis howensis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lord howe 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 lord howe abalone?

The lord howe abalone (Haliotis rubiginosa) belongs to the family Haliotidae in the order Lepetellida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lord Howe abalone (Haliotis rubiginosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lord-howe-abalone

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BibTeX
@misc{lord_howe_abalone_2026,
  title = {Lord Howe abalone (Haliotis rubiginosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lord-howe-abalone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}