Haliotis virginea, Virgin pāua, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[2]
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| External view of a shell of Haliotis virginea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. virginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791
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Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
Subspecies
edit- Haliotis virginea crispata Gould, 1847
- Haliotis virginea huttoni Filhol, 1880
- Haliotis virginea morioria Powell, 1938
- Haliotis virginea stewartae Jones & Owen, 2004
DNA extracted from H. virginae shells in museums showed three main population divisions, inhabiting the Three Kings Islands; the Chatham, Auckland, and Antipodes Islands; and mainland New Zealand (as well as Campbell Island). These three clades do not correspond to the subspecies recognised above.[3]
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
Human use
editHaliotis virginea and three other Haliotis species are known as "pāua" in New Zealand and are a restricted food source.
References
edit- ^ Evans, H.J.N.; Peters, H. (2021). "Haliotis virginea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T78772279A78772643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T78772279A78772643.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390555 on 2013-02-06
- ^ Walton, Kerry; Scarsbrook, Lachie; Mitchell, Kieren J.; Verry, Alexander J. F.; Marshall, Bruce A.; Rawlence, Nicolas J.; Spencer, Hamish G. (2023). "Application of palaeogenetic techniques to historic mollusc shells reveals phylogeographic structure in a New Zealand abalone". Molecular Ecology Resources. 23 (1): 118–130. doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13696. ISSN 1755-098X. PMC 10087340. PMID 35951485.
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls.
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp.
- Jones M. & Owen B. 2004. Description of Haliotis virginea stewartae new subspecies (Gastropoda) from subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Of Sea & Shore, 26(2): 81-85[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Haliotis virginea at Wikimedia Commons
- photos
- "Haliotis (Paua) virginea virginea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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