Haliotis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἅλιος (hálios, “marine”) + οὖς (oûs, “ear”). === Proper noun === Haliotis f A taxonomic genus within the family Haliotidae – ear shells or abalones. Synonyms: sea ears, muttonfish, muttonshells, ormer, perlemoen ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Vetigastropoda – subclass; Haliotoidea – superfamily; Haliotidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Haliotis asinina – type species; for the numerous species see Haliotis at World Register of Marine Species . === References === “Haliotis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. "Haliotis" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. Haliotis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Haliotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Haliotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Haliotis at National Center for Biotechnology Information Haliotis at World Register of Marine Species Haliotis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.