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Staircase abalone

Haliotis scalaris (Leach, 1814)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the staircase 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 staircase abalone live?

Not recorded

Is the staircase 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 staircase abalone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis scalaris (Leach, 1814)

Synonyms Padollus scalaris

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Ridged ear abaloneEnglish
  • Treppen-AbaloneGerman
  • Abalone scalareItalian
  • ミツウネアワビJapanese
  • Treppenhaus-MeerohrGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the staircase 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 staircase abalone?

The staircase abalone (Haliotis scalaris) 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). Staircase abalone (Haliotis scalaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/staircase-abalone

MLA

“Staircase abalone (Haliotis scalaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/staircase-abalone.

BibTeX
@misc{staircase_abalone_2026,
  title = {Staircase abalone (Haliotis scalaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/staircase-abalone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}