Main  features  of  the  family : 

These  are  ear-shaped  shells  with  a  nacreous  shell  lining. 
Abalones  possess  a  series  of  holes  on  the  body  whorl,  
through  which  water  and  wastes  are  passed.

Only  one  species  of  abalone  has  been  recorded  from  the  Galápagos  Islands 
(FINET, 1994).

List  of  genera  and  species  known  from  the  Galápagos