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Elephant Snail

Mollusks

Elephant snail, Scutus antipodes, is a large marine gastropod mollusk of the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets, endemic to the coasts of eastern Australia and Tasmania, also known as the elephant slug, shield slug or ducksbill limpet. It is commonly found under stones in tide pools, where it grazes on algae, and unlike most limpets its soft mantle largely covers its small, flattened shell.

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Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Scientific Name
Scutus antipodes 2
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Child Taxon Of

Gastropoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Elephant Snail
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1. GBIF Species API
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2. Wikipedia: Scutus antipodes
WikipediaWikidata Q7439627 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Elephant Snail
  • Wikidata Q7439627, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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