web Abalone Class

The Black Abalone

Haliotis Cracherodii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda (40,000 living species, 15,000 fossil species)

Stomach footed animals characterized by having only one shell. The shell is secreted by the mantel (the soft tissue located just inside the shell).

Order: Archaeogastropoda

Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotus
Species: Cracherodii

This is a picture of the red abablone Haliotus rufescens, a similar species, but it shows a good view of the head.