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.

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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:

• 
  Scutus antipodes
  Kurzschild Schildschnecke, Elefanten Schnecke
• 
  Scutus breviculus
  Schildschnecke, Entenschnabelschnecke
• Scutus forsythi
• Scutus howensis
• Scutus rueppelli
• Scutus sinensis
• 
  Scutus unguis
  Spaltnapfschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-05-06 09:18:42 

Last edit:

2024-10-05 20:07:38 

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