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a live Scutus sinensis | |
Dorsal view of a shellofScutus breviculus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Subfamily: | Emarginulinae |
Genus: | Scutus Blainville, 1817 |
Type species | |
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Scutus is a genus of large sea snailsorlimpets with the common name "shield shells". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
Both the common name and the scientific name reflect the fact that the shells of species in this genus resemble a Roman shield.
The animal itself has a large black mantle which usually completely covers the shell, giving the animal a superficially slug-like appearance.
Species within the genus Scutus include:[2]
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