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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Source Wikidata: Elephant Snail
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Scutus antipodes
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q7439627 (P225 taxon name)
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It is often found under stones in tide pools, where it feeds on algae.
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Scutus antipodes
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 4616967, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 4616967, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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