#ConcholepasConcholepas, the Chilean #abalone or Peruvian tolina, is a species of large edible #seaSnail, a #marine #gastropod #mollusk. Despite the superficial resemblance, C. concholepas is not a true abalone (a species in the #family #Haliotidae), but a member of the family #Muricidae, also known as murex snails or rock snails. This species is native to the coasts of Chile and Peru, where it is called loco (a #ChileanSpanish loanword from #Mapudungun), pata de burro, tolina.

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✧ Haliotis kamtschatkana ✧

Haliotis kamtschatkana, also known as the northern abalone pinto abalone, is a species of large sea snail in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. It is found in kelp beds and in rocky areas in the northeast Pacific Ocean, from Salisbury Sound, Alaska, along the coasts of Canada and the...

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