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Haliotis iris
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<p><i>Haliotis iris</i>, common name pāua, blackfoot pāua or rainbow abalone, is a <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of edible <a href="/facts/Sea_snail/p6GReFBF">sea snail</a>, a <a href="/facts/Marine_(ocean)/8W8lYgjD">marine</a> <a href="/facts/Gastropod/rYPqm3PT">gastropod</a> <a href="/facts/Mollusk/1elgknsQ">mollusk</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Haliotidae/FxhHuDH8">Haliotidae</a>, the <a href="/facts/Abalone/qcq58R6J">abalone</a>. </p>