Pāua is the Māori name given to three New Zealand species of large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs which belong to the family Haliotidae, known in the United States and Australia as abalone, and in the United Kingdom as ormer shells. The shells are used in various cultural artworks and carvings. These large sea snails survive the strong tidal surges by clinging to rocks using their large muscular foot. They eat seaweed.
Pāua is the Māori name given to three New Zealand species of large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs which belong to the family Haliotidae, known in the United States and Australia as abalone, and in the United Kingdom as ormer shells. The shells are used in various cultural artworks and carvings. These large sea snails survive the strong tidal surges by clinging to rocks using their large muscular foot. They eat seaweed.
