ADW: Haliotidae: Information

2009/11/29 03:04:06.917 US/Eastern

By Dr. John B. Burch, Ph.D.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Archaeogastropoda

Family: Haliotidae

Members of this Family

These primitive mollusks have a linear series of perforations rather then a slit for the exhalant mantle cavity currents. The genus Haliotis (the abalones) is an important group because of world-wide commercial demand for its meat.

Contributors

Dr. John B. Burch, Ph.D. external link (author), Mollusk Division, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.

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To cite this page: Burch, J. 2001. "Haliotidae" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 29, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Haliotidae.html.

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Family Haliotidae

Contributors