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Ormer

Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) is a species in the family Haliotidae, order Lepetellida.

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Quick facts about the ormer

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 ormer live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ormer as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ireland

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the ormer 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 ormer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Haliotis adriatica, Haliotis bistriata, Haliotis lamellosa, Haliotis lamellosa var. auriculata, Haliotis lamellosa var. marmorata, Haliotis lamellosa var. planata, Haliotis lamellosa var. producta, Haliotis lamellosa var. rubra, Haliotis lamellosa var. viridis, Haliotis pellucida, Haliotis prisca, Haliotis reticulata var. bisundata, Haliotis speciosa, Haliotis tuberculata, Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • AbaloneEnglish
  • Beautiful ear-shellEnglish
  • Common ormerEnglish
  • Ear shellEnglish
  • European edible abaloneEnglish
  • Green ormerEnglish
  • Lamellated haliotisEnglish
  • Tuberculate abaloneEnglish
  • peñerinaAsturian
  • greixeretaCatalan
  • ušeň mořskáCzech
  • MeerohrGerman
  • Αυτί της θάλασσαςGreek
  • oreja de marSpanish
  • ormeauFrench
  • PeneiraGalician
  • אוזן-ים ים-תיכוניתHebrew
  • Petrovo uhoCroatian
  • fülcsigaHungarian
  • Abalone europeoItalian
  • セイヨウトコブシJapanese
  • zee-oorDutch
  • orelhaPortuguese
  • Бугорчатый галиотисRussian
  • ušo atlantickýSlovak
  • DenizkulağıTurkish
  • orella de marCatalan
  • sabateta de la Mare de DéuCatalan
  • Abalone SchneckeGerman
  • Gemeine AbaloneGerman
  • Gemeines MeerohrGerman
  • gemeines SeeohrGerman
  • Grünes MeerohrGerman
  • Grünes SeeohrGerman
  • orcille de merFrench
  • ormeau de MéditerranéeFrench
  • ormeau tuberculeuxFrench
  • Abalone mediterraneoItalian
  • Aliotide mediterraneoItalian
  • orecchia marinaItalian
  • Orecchio di mareItalian
  • Orecchio di San PietroItalian
  • ナミジワトコブシJapanese
  • Europese zeeoorDutch
  • Gewone Europese zeeoorDutch
  • gewone zeeoorDutch
  • gewoon zee-oorDutch
  • Lapa-burraPortuguese
  • Orelha-do-marPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ormer

Other species in the same genus Haliotis.

Red abalone

Haliotis rufescens

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Ass's ear

Haliotis asinina

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Abalone

Haliotis pourtalesii

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

Paua

Haliotis iris

HaliotidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the ormer an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ormer as introduced in 1 country: Ireland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the ormer?

The ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) belongs to the family Haliotidae in the order Lepetellida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ormer (Haliotis tuberculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ormer

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{ormer_2026,
  title = {Ormer (Haliotis tuberculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ormer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}