Iris Abalone (Paua)
Haliotis iris (Gmelin, 1791).
New Zealand.
Usually heavily encrusted. Used for jewelry.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Class Gastropoda
Sublcass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Order Lepetellida
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: Haliotis iris