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Pinto Abalone

Haliotis kamtschatkana

Classification

Haliotis kamtschatkana, common name the northern abalone, threaded abalone, or pinto abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalone. It has been listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species since 2006. Taxonomy Sometimes two subspecies Haliotis kamtschatkana are recognized, though the World Register of Marine Species treats this species as monotypic: Haliotis kamtschatkana assimilis Dall, 1878 Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana Jonas, 1845 Description The pinto abalone has an adult shell size of…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 11,502Canada · 3,899Mexico · 6