Nancy,

I found three Haliotis from New Zealand, none with anything close to that
name.  I used a site with an interactive map of abalone's at:
http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/zoology/abnet/species.html

Tom


> I'm posting this question for a friend who can't get to the list right now
> for email troubles.   She wants to know if there is or was a Cypraea
> species named "kermadecensis" found in the Kermadecs near New
> Zealand.    The guess off the top of my head was that this may be a C.
> cernica named in the past (and renamed since).   Can anyone document this
> name?
>
> Much appreciated,
> Nancy (and Barbara)
>