Scutus antipodes

Scutus antipodes
Elephant snail in a human hand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Scutus
Species:
S. antipodes
Binomial name
Scutus antipodes
Montfort, 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Aviscutum veitchi Cotton, 1953
  • Parmophorus elongatus Blainville, 1817
  • Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817)
  • Scutus veitchi (Cotton, 1953)

Scutus antipodes, also known as the elephant snail, elephant slug, shield slug, or ducksbill limpet,[2][3][4] is a large species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1] S. antipodes is endemic to the coasts of eastern Australia and Tasmania.[5] It is often found under stones in tide pools, where it feeds on algae.[6]

Description

Scutus antipodes is recognisable by its size (up to 12.5 cm) and black mantle that often obscures or completely covers its shell.[6] [7] The shell is flat, white and shield-shaped.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1817". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Scutus (Scutus) antipodes (Montfort, 1810), Elephant Snail". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Rudman, W. B. (15 July 2010). "The Sea Slug Forum - Elephant Slug, Shield Slug, Ducksbill Limpet (Scutus sp.)". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "8112a". nudibranch.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 24.
  6. 1 2 The Australian Museum (29 September 2021). "Elephant Snail". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Scutus antipodes". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "8112a". nudibranch.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2026.


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