One 4 to 5 inch Polished Paua Abalone (Haliostis Iris) from Northern shores of New Zealand*****

One 4 to 5 inch Polished Paua Abalone (Haliostis Iris) from Northern shores of New Zealand.

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Pāua is the Māori name given to three New Zealand species of large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs which belong to the family Haliotidae (in which there is only one genus, Haliotis).There are three species of New Zealand pāua:

The Haliostis Iris or blackfoot paua are the most common. They can grow to a 7 inch width. Queen pāua also referred to as Haliotis australis, Silver pāua, yellowfoot pāua, hihiwa & karariwha Virgin pāua also known as Haliotis virginea, Whitefoot pāua, marapeka and kolo

Genus is a Latin word that means birth, race, kind and is used to describe a class, kind, or group of things with common characteristics or one common trait.

Māori commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand.

It is known in the United States and Australia as abalone, and in the United Kingdom as ormer shells. In New Zealand, these are known as pāua, which (as is common with all Māori words) is both singular and plural.