Scutus anatinus

Scutus anatinus is a species of sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^[1]

Scutus anatinus
Shell of Scutus anatinus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Subfamily:	Emarginulinae
Genus:	Scutus
Species:	S. anatinus
Binomial name
Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
Synonyms
Parmophorus convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Patella ambigua Dillwyn, 1817 Patella anatina Donovan, 1820 Scutus ambiguus (Dillwyn, 1817) Scutus astrolabeus Hedley, 1917 Scutus australis (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The length of the shell attains 73.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Australia.