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Scutus antipodes Short Shield Limpet, Elephant Snail, Duck Bill

Scutus antipodes is commonly referred to as Short Shield Limpet, Elephant Snail, Duck Bill. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Simon Grove, Australia

Scutus antipodes,Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia 2008 - CC BY Simon Grove


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lexID:
13836 
AphiaID:
437217 
Scientific:
Scutus antipodes 
German:
Kurzschild Schildschnecke, Elefanten Schnecke 
English:
Short Shield Limpet, Elephant Snail, Duck Bill 
Category:
Slakken 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Scutus (Genus) > antipodes (Species) 
Initial determination:
Montfort, 1810 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bass Strait, Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia), Tasmania (Australia), Timor Sea 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 12 Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Coastal waters, Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2.76" - 4.72" (7cm - 12cm) 
Weight:
38 g 
Temperature:
50 °F - 71.6 °F (10°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-10-05 20:07:38 

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Scutus antipodes

Scutus antipodes 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. Scutus antipodes, grows to over 12cm in length.

Synonyme:
Aviscutum veitchi Cotton, 1953
Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817)
Scutus veitchi (Cotton, 1953)

External links

  1. Conchology.be (en). Abgerufen am 06.05.2021.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 30.01.2024.
  3. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 06.05.2021.

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Elephant-snail Scutus antipodes, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania, May 2018
Scutus antipodes,Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia 2008 - CC BY Simon Grove
Scutus antipodes,Point Peron, Rockingham, WA, Australia 2023
Elephant Snail - Scutus antipodes

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