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]

Scutus antipodes
Elephant snail on a rock, side view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Scutus (Scutus) antipodes (Montfort, 1810), Elephant Snail". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 24.
edit