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Siffie

Haliotis spadicea Donovan, 1808

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The siffie (Haliotis spadicea) is a species in the family Haliotidae, order Lepetellida.

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Quick facts about the siffie

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 siffie live?

Not recorded

Is the siffie 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 siffie classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis spadicea Donovan, 1808

Synonyms Haliotis ficiformis, Haliotis sanguinea, Haliotis sinuata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Blood-spotted abaloneEnglish
  • Venus earEnglish
  • Venus ear abaloneEnglish
  • チイロアワビJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the siffie

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

CompareSiffie vs OrmerSiffie vs Red abaloneSiffie vs Ass's earSiffie vs Abalone

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the siffie?

The siffie (Haliotis spadicea) belongs to the family Haliotidae in the order Lepetellida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Siffie (Haliotis spadicea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/siffie

MLA

“Siffie (Haliotis spadicea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/siffie.

BibTeX
@misc{siffie_2026,
  title = {Siffie (Haliotis spadicea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siffie},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}