Scutus
Scutus is a genus of large sea snails or limpets with the common name "shield shells". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Both the common name and the scientific name reflect the fact that the shells of species in this genus resemble a Roman shield.Description
The animal itself has a large black mantle which usually completely covers the shell, giving the animal a superficially slug-like appearance.Species
Species within the genus Scutus include:
- Scutus anatinus
- Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810 -
- Scutus breviculus Blainville, 1817
- Scutus emarginatus
- Scutus forsythi
- Scutus granulatus
- Scutus howensis Iredale, 1940
- Scutus olunguis Iredale, 1940
- Scutus rueppelli
- Scutus scapha
- Scutus sinensis
- Scutus unguis
- Scutus virgo Habe, 1951
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Scutus ambiguus : synonym of Scutus anatinus
- Scutus astrolabeus Hedley, 1917: synonym of Scutus anatinus
- Scutus australis : synonym of Scutus anatinus
- Scutus corrugatus : synonym of Scutus unguis
- Scutus elongatus : synonym of Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
- Scutus parunguis Iredale, 1940: synonym of Scutus unguis
- Scutus savignyi Pallary, 1926: synonym of Scutus rueppeli
- Scutus veitchi : synonym of Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
