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HALIOTIDAE (Abalone)

An amazing but smallish Family with approx. 95 species. The New Zealand iris species being well known for the use of its colorful shell in jewellery making. Most species live in the cooler temperate regions in the sublittoral zone around 5 - 20 metres deep. The tropical species tend to be much smaller, living under rocks on tidal rock platforms or on coral reefs. Abalone is a popular food source around the world.

 

Haliotis scalaris - 100mm, F+++. $10 SOLD

Haliotis scalaris SOLD

Haliotis midae - 138mm, F+++. $30

Haliotis midae

 

Haliotis iris - $10

Haliotis laevigata - 130mm, F++, $25

Haliotis fulgens - 170mm, F++, $25

Haliotis rufescens - 150mm, F++,$30

 

 Haliotis ruber- 83mm, F++, Tasmania. $20
Haliotis roei - 82mm, F+++, Western Australia. $10
Haliotis hannai - 77mm, F+++, China. $15 sold
Haliotis hannai - 61mm, F+++, China. $15
Haliotis emmae - 68mm, F++, South Australia. $10
Haliotis venusta - 63mm, F+++, Thailand. $9
Haliotis asinina - 75.5mm, Gem-, Queensland. $1
Haliotis virginea - 57mm, F+++, New Zealand. $8
Haliotis squamata - 60mm, F+++, Western Australia. $6
Haliotis squamata - 66mm, F+++, Indonesia. $6

Haliotis sp. - 65mm, F++, Queensland. $60

BIG!!!
Haliotis volcanius - 53mm, F+++, Indonesia - $20

Haliotis melculus - 44mm, F++, Queensland. $40

STUNNING COLOR!!!
Haliotis melculus - 55mm, F++, New South Wales. $50 sold
Haliotis melculus - 30mm, F+++, Queensland. $30
Haliotis elegans - 64mm, F+++, Western Australia. $20

Haliotis cyclobates - 53mm, F+++, South Australia. $4 sold

Haliotis patamakanthini - 60mm, F+++, Thailand - $15

UNCOMMON!!!
Haliotis planata - 52mm, F+++, New Guinea. $8
Haliotis squamosa - 38mm, F+++, India. $10
Haliotis crebrisculpta - 27mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $25
Haliotis ethologus - 27mm, F+++, Queensland. $60
Haliotis semiplicata - 23mm, F++, New South Wales. $20

 

 

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