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Family HALIOTIDAE
( or ABALONES )

Main features of the family : These are ear-shaped shells with a nacreous shell lining. Abalones possess a series of holes on the body whorl, through which water and wastes are passed. Only one species of abalone has been recorded from the Galápagos Islands (FINET, 1994).
List of genera and species known from the Galápagos
HALIOTIS ( 1 species )
Haliotis dalli Henderson, 1915
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