Abalone
Abalone, is a medium-sized sea snail to a very large edible, gastropod sea mollusk in the Haliotidae family and the Haliotis genus. Common names for abalone also include ear-shells, sea-ears and Venus's-ears, as well as muttonfish or muttonshells in Australia, ormer in Jersey and Guernsey, perlemoen in South Africa and pāua in New Zealand. There is only one genus in the Haliotidae family, and about four to seven subgenus. The number of species recognized globally is about 100. Shells for abalon have a low and open spiral structure, and are characterized by several respiratory holes in a row near the edges of the shells. Thick inner layers of shells are made up of nakre or lures, in which most species are extremely colorful, giving rise to a range of strong and resilient colors that make the shells attractive to humans like decorative objects, and like a colorful lumber. Abalone meat is widely regarded as a good meal.