of Haliotis? is also commonly called ``ear-shell,'' and in Guernsey ``ormer'' (Fr. ormier, for oreille de mer). |
of Haliotis? is also commonly called ``ear-shell,'' in Guernsey ``ormer'' (Fr. ormier, for oreille de mer), and "paua" in New Zealand. |
The abalone shell is found especially at [Santa Barbara]? and other places on the Californian coast from the south up to Ford Bragg and beyond, and when polished makes a beautiful ornament?. The mollusc? itself is often eaten, and dried for consumption in China and Japan.