An Abalone is a different type of mollusk. There are around 70 species. They're in class Gastropoda, part of family Haliotidae, and of the genus Haliotis. Haliotis translates to "sea ear," fitting seeing as most of them are ear shaped, and live in the ocean.
Picture taken from http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/06future/abintro.htm
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