Biology:Scutus antipodes

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Scutus antipodes
Elephant Snail (Scutus antipodes).jpg
Elephant Snail on a Rock Side View
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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]
  • Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817)

Scutus antipodes, also known as the elephant snail,[2] 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 waters off eastern Australia and Tasmania.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. "Scutus (Scutus) antipodes (Montfort, 1810), Elephant Snail". https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/8734. 
  3. Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 24.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7439627 entry