| Green ormer |
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| Black and white underwater photo of Haliotis tuberculata coccinea showing its tentacles extended |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Gastropoda |
| Subclass: |
Vetigastropoda |
| Order: |
Lepetellida |
| Family: |
Haliotidae |
| Genus: |
Haliotis |
| Species: |
H. tuberculata |
| Binomial name |
Haliotis tuberculata
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| Subspecies |
- Haliotis tuberculata coccinea Reeve, 1846
- Haliotis tuberculata fernandesi Owen, Grace, & Afonso
- Haliotis tuberculata marmorata Linnaeus, 1758
- Haliotis tuberculata tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms |
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- Haliotis adriatica Nardo, 1847
- Haliotis canariensis F. Nordsieck, 1975
- Haliotis coccinea Reeve, 1846
- Haliotis lamellosa Lamarck, 1822
- Haliotis lamellosa var. auriculata Monterosato, 1888
- Haliotis lamellosa var. marmorata Pallary, 1900
- Haliotis lamellosa var. planata Monterosato, 1888
- Haliotis lamellosa var. producta Monterosato, 1888
- Haliotis lamellosa var. rubra Pallary, 1900
- Haliotis lamellosa var. viridis Pallary, 1900
- Haliotis marmorata Costa O.G., 1829
- Haliotis reticulata var. bisundata Monterosato, 1884
- Haliotis speciosa Reeve, 1846
- Haliotis tuberculata canariensis F. Nordsieck, 1975
- Haliotis tuberculata coccinea Reeve, 1846
- Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa Lamarck, 1822
- Haliotis zealandica Reeve, 1846
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The green ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) is a northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean species of sea snail, a coastal marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalone or ormer snails.
The flesh of the green ormer is prized as a delicacy, and this has led to a decline in its population in some areas.