Planate Abalone
Haliotis planata
- Group: Other
- Max size: 4.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
An abalone with a low, flattened shell lined inside with mother of pearl, it clings to wave battered rock in the intertidal and grazes the algal film with its file like tongue. It is collected both for that nacreous shell and for its edible muscular foot.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Lepetellida › Haliotidae › Haliotis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 445437.
FAQ
- Is the Planate Abalone dangerous to divers?
- The Planate Abalone is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Planate Abalone get?
- The Planate Abalone grows to about 4.5 cm.