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Abalone is the Spanish name used in the United States for various species of shellfish ( mollusks) from the Haliotidae family ( genus Haliotis), with a richly coloured (on the inside--the outside is rough and mostly brown) shell yielding mother-of-pearl. This is also commonly called ear-shell, in Guernsey ormer (Fr. ormier, for oreille de mer), and paua in New Zealand.Abalone is also prevalent in Australian and South African coastal waters and is highly valued. There is an extensive black market in the collection and export of abalone meat.
The abalone shell is found especially at Santa Barbara and other places on the Californian coast from the south up to Fort BraggFort Bragg is a city located in Mendocino County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,026. Geography Fort Bragg is located at 39°26'32" North, 123°48'9" West (39. 442155, -123. According to the United States Census Bure and beyond, and when polished makes a beautiful ornamentOrnament is frequently used to denote: An element of decoration. Musical ornament.. Abalone are also quite populous in New Zealand, where they are called paua in the Maori languageMori (or Maori is a language spoken by the native peoples of New Zealand. History Maori was probably brought to New Zealand by Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands who sailed over in canoes. In the last 200 years the Maori language has had a very tumult, and are extremely popular as souvenirs. The muscleskeletal muscle Muscle is one of the four tissue types. The other three types are: epithelium, connective tissue and nervous tissue. The primary purpose of muscle tissue is to contract. Muscle contraction is used to move parts of the body, as well as to m tissue of the mollusc is often eaten, and the gonads of the abalone are delicacies in ChinaThis article is on the geographic and cultural entity. For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). China ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongguo, Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) is a country in continental East Asia with some oute and JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh.
Other uses
Abalone is also—
- occasionally used to refer to the material, also known as mother-of-pearl or nacre, produced by the aforementioned animal.
- the name of a game, Abalone game, and a ship, USS Abalone (SP-208).
Chinese cuisine
