#2 Grade Wholesale red abalone shells, commercial grade measuring between 5 inches and 6-1/2 inches. The red abalone Haliotis rufescens, is a species of very large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.  These are #2 Grade Abalone Shells. They are discounted/damaged shells. They are 100% real - not replicas.  They will have natural imperfections from living in the oceans and aging such as: chipped edges, missing pieces of top shell, scale, blemishes, tiny holes, etc. 

Red abalone is the largest, and most common abalone found in the northern part of the state of California. These large shells can be found along the west coast of North America, from Oregon, United States to Baja California, Mexico.