Biology:Scutus antipodes
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Elephant snail on a rock, side view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Scutus |
| Species: | S. antipodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1817
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1817". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437217.
- ↑ "Scutus (Scutus) antipodes (Montfort, 1810), Elephant Snail". https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/8734.
- ↑ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 24.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7439627 entry
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