Ranee Mueller > wrote in message >...
> In article . net>,
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>
> > Ranee Mueller wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Picking nits here, but you don't "catch" an abolone. You
> > > > pry it off whatever it's clinging to. Put that aside and
> > > > YES it's a damn shame you're allergic!
> > >
> > > Yes, and yes. 
> >
> >
> > Is it just abalone alone you are allergic to? Some folks are allergic to
> > certain categories of crustaceans or one particular one, I guess. My dad
> > had a terrible reaction to oysters (almost killed him back in the
> > 50's)...it's a shame because oyster stew was a fave of his :-(
>
> I've never had any kind of reaction to any other shellfish. What are
> abalone related to most closely? I eat shrimp, crab, scallops, clams,
> mussels on a fairly regular basis. Are any of those closely related to
> abalone?
Yes and No. Abalone is a sea-dwelling mollusk (as are clams, mussels
and scallops) - a gastropod (one shell, not two) and are most closely
related to limpets, which I don't believe are harvested as food.
-L.