Abalone
- Description
- Abalone are also known as paua. Three species occur naturally in New Zealand; black foot paua (Haliotis iris), yellowfoot paua (Haliotis australis) and white foot paua (Haliotis virginea). The beautiful iridescent shell is often incorporated into Maori carving and used as jewellery.
- Accession Loan No.
- 112/1992/29
- Collection Class
- Molluscs
- Common Name
- abalone
- Simple Name
- mollusc : shell
- Full Name
- HALIOTIDAE; Haliotis sp.; abalone; shell
- Family Group
- Collector / Excavator
- Mrs Ethne Bovey
- Collection County
- North Island
- Collection Country
- New Zealand
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Collection Continent
- Oceania
- Phylum
- MOLLUSCA
- Family
- HALIOTIDAE
- Genus
- Haliotis
- Species
- sp
