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Taxonomy
Family:
HALIOTIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Haliotoidea (Superfamily)
> Haliotidae (Family)
> Haliotis (Genus)
> virginea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Haliotis (Padollus) Montfort, 1810
=Haliotis (Paua) Fleming, 1952
=Haliotis (Sulculus) H. & A. Adams, 1854
Synonymised Names:
=Haliotis (Paua) virginea Gmelin, 1791 alternate representation
=Haliotis crispata A.A. Gould, 1847
=Haliotis gibba Philippi, 1846
=Haliotis huttoni Filhol, 1880
=Haliotis marmorata Reeve, 1846
=Haliotis subvirginea Weinkauff, 1883
=Haliotis virginea Reeve, 1846
=Haliotis virginea crispata A.A. Gould, 1847
=Haliotis virginea huttoni Filhol, 1880
=Haliotis virginea morioria Powell, 1938
=Haliotis virginea stewartae Jones & Owen, 2004
=Haliotis virginea virginea Gmelin, 1791
Images: Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791
At and below low spring tide under rocks, Otago Peninsula, NZ. 70mm. © rights reserved
The northern crispata form from north of Auckland, NZ. 41mm. © rights reserved
The morioria form, found on the Chatham Islands, NZ. 53mm. © rights reserved
The huttoni form, Perseverance Harbour, Campbell Island. 51mm. © rights reserved
The huttoni form, Perseverance Harbour, Campbell Island. 51mm. © rights reserved
The huttoni form, Auckland Islands, NZ. 69mm. © rights reserved
Holotype of Haliotis virginea stewartae, collected Antipodes Islands, NZ (M.154176). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype of Haliotis virginea stewartae, collected Antipodes Islands, NZ (M.154176). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
HALIOTIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Haliotoidea (Superfamily)
> Haliotidae (Family)
> Haliotis (Genus)
> virginea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Haliotis (Padollus) Montfort, 1810
=Haliotis (Paua) Fleming, 1952
=Haliotis (Sulculus) H. & A. Adams, 1854
Synonymised Names:
=Haliotis (Paua) virginea Gmelin, 1791 alternate representation
=Haliotis crispata A.A. Gould, 1847
=Haliotis gibba Philippi, 1846
=Haliotis huttoni Filhol, 1880
=Haliotis marmorata Reeve, 1846
=Haliotis subvirginea Weinkauff, 1883
=Haliotis virginea Reeve, 1846
=Haliotis virginea crispata A.A. Gould, 1847
=Haliotis virginea huttoni Filhol, 1880
=Haliotis virginea morioria Powell, 1938
=Haliotis virginea stewartae Jones & Owen, 2004
=Haliotis virginea virginea Gmelin, 1791
Details: Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791
Size/Grows to:
Length 73mm, Width 45mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell and Chatham Islands, from 0-123m
Type Data:
  • SW of Cape Brett Lighthouse, Bay of Islands, NZ, (neotype of crispata)
  • Queen Charlotte Sound, Marlborough Sounds, NZ, (holotype)
  • Owenga, Chatham Islands, NZ, (holotype of morioria)
  • North Cape, Antipodes Island, NZ, (holotype of stewartae)
  • Campbell Island, NZ, (holotype of huttoni Filhol, 1880)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, From low tide level
Description:
Exterior light reddish brown with greenish stripes. Interior iridescent predominantly red or green. Sculpture of narrow, spiral ribs. Animal is pale with a white foot

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References and Publications
  • Walton, K., Marshall, B.A., Rawlence, N.J., Spencer, H.G. 2024 Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791 and a new abalone from Aotearoa New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Haliotidae), Molluscan Research (p.1)
  • Mead, K. Nov/2020 A long distance traveller, Cookia, 32 (p.5)
  • Owen, B., Kershaw, R. 2014 Iconography of the Haliotis species and subspecies of Australia and New Zealand, The Festivus, 46 (p.5)
  • Eagle, M.K. Dec/2010 Aspects of Abalone Aquaculture and Polyculture, Poirieria, 35 (p.11)
  • Jones, M., Owen, B. 2004 Description of Haliotis virginea stewartae new subspecies (Gastropoda) from Subantarctic islands of New Zealand, Of Sea and Shore, 26(2) (p.81) Original Description
  • Eagle, M.K. 2002 Review of fossil Haliotidae (Gastropoda) from New Zealand with description of a new early Miocene species., Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 39 (p.35)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.37)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1938 Additions to the recent molluscan fauna of New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2 (p.165) Original Description
  • Gould, A. 1847 Description of species of shells from the collection of the Exploring Expedition, Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 2 (p.251) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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