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Black Abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)

  Black Abalone
Black Abalone
(Haliotis cracherodii)
Photo: Glenn VanBlaricom


Status
Proposed ESA Endangered - throughout its range
ESA Species of Concern - throughout its range

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Archaeogastropoda
Family: Haliotidae
Genus: Haliotis
Species: cracherodii

Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)

Title Federal Register Date
Proposed Endangered Status 73 FR 1986 01/11/2008
90-Day Finding to List Black Abalone Under the ESA 72 FR 18616 04/13/2007
Petition to List Black Abalone Under the ESA n/a 12/21/2006

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