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Whirling abalone

Haliotis cyclobates F. Péron, 1816

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the whirling 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 whirling abalone live?

Not recorded

Is the whirling 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 whirling abalone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyHaliotidae
  6. genusHaliotis
  7. SpeciesHaliotis cyclobates F. Péron, 1816

Synonyms Haliotis cyclobates, Haliotis excavata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Circular ear shellEnglish
  • Gewirbelte AbaloneGerman
  • マルアワビJapanese
  • Gewirbeltes MausohrGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whirling 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 whirling abalone?

The whirling abalone (Haliotis cyclobates) 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). Whirling abalone (Haliotis cyclobates). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whirling-abalone

MLA

“Whirling abalone (Haliotis cyclobates).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whirling-abalone.

BibTeX
@misc{whirling_abalone_2026,
  title = {Whirling abalone (Haliotis cyclobates)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whirling-abalone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}