Ass's Ear Abalone

Ass's Ear Abalone

The ass's-ear abalone, scientific name Haliotis asinina, is a fairly large species of sea snail, a tropical gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones, also known as ormers or paua.

Both the common name and the scientific name are based on the shape of the shell, which is long, narrow and curved, resembling the shape of a donkey's ear.

Read more about Ass's Ear Abalone:  Shell Description, Distribution, Anatomy, Human Uses

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