Scutus antipodes

Scutus antipodes, also known as the elephant snail,^[2] is a large species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^[1] S. antipodes is endemic to the waters off eastern Australia and Tasmania.^[3]

Scutus antipodes
Elephant snail on a rock, side view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Scutus
Species:	S. antipodes
Binomial name
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1817
Synonyms[1]
Aviscutum veitchi Cotton, 1953 Parmophorus elongatus Blainville, 1817 Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817) Scutus veitchi (Cotton, 1953)