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Haliotis| Genus of molluscs containing the abalone. |
| The mantle cavity is displaced to give an asymmetrical arrangement. The shell has a series of holes, each of which is lined with epidermal cells of the mantle. Cilia on the gills draw water into the mantle cavity; the water then passes up over the gills and out through the shell perforations. |
Classification Haliotis belongs to superfamily Pleurotomariacea of the subclass Prosobranchia, class Gastropoda, phylum Mollusca. |
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