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Haliotis midae, Haliotidae, Midas Ear Abalone; Length 16 cm; Originating from South Africa; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded.
Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front view.
Info created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 14:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Support -- Llez (talk) 14:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)- Pretty... --IdLoveOne (talk) 00:31, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
- Support--shizhao (talk) 08:35, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
- Support --Snaevar (talk) 13:48, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
- Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:59, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
- Support --Claus (talk) 12:15, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
- Support --Michael Gäbler (talk) 22:55, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
- Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 17:16, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Oppose It seems to me that this specimen is too old and (sun?) bleached. The natural reddish colours of the outer side of the shell have been lost. --99of9 (talk) 02:53, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Comment Sorry, I don't agree. What you mean are specimens, which were cleaned and polished for decorative purposes. The original colour of the shell of living specimens is depicted here: http://www.21food.com/showroom/92871/product/Live-Abalone.html They agree with the picture above. --Llez (talk) 06:29, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
- Comment Admittedly your link is less colourful than the one I'd looked at: http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_964.shtml However your specimen is still blander than the Namibian example you gave. When the shell was cleaned and polished, how long had the animal been dead? 99of9 (talk) 12:02, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
- Comment I know this page, also http://www.femorale.com.br/shellphotos/thumbpage.asp?family=HALIOTIDAE&cod=1003 and others. Most of the depicted shells there are cleaned (e.g. by ultrasound or mechanically), to remove the natural deposits of the shell (serpulids, chalk algae and so on). Please compare with other photos of living animals, e.g. http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za/images/_large/IMG_0940.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za/index.php%3Fpage_name%3Dmore%26list_id%3D53&usg=__Cg7mMO04QmajSXCovLPCd6y14SQ=&h=750&w=1000&sz=228&hl=de&start=16&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=F4y3F0bR64cMzM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHaliotis%2Bmidae%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dde%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=EjM0TZWkKo-Cswb_hqT_CQ, or http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/south_africa/news/?93660/South-African-abalone-to-come-under-international-trade-controls and others. My specimen also shows these deposits. It always depends, what you want to show: a shell as it is found in nature (as here), or a treated, cleaned shell for show and presentation purposes. --Llez (talk) 12:38, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 8 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 18:40, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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