Scutus breviculus Shield Shell, Duck Billed Limpet

Scutus breviculus is commonly referred to as Shield Shell, Duck Billed Limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1235 

AphiaID:

598186 

Scientific:

Scutus breviculus 

German:

Schildschnecke, Entenschnabelschnecke 

English:

Shield Shell, Duck Billed Limpet 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Scutus (Genus) > breviculus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Blainville, ), 1817 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, New Zealand 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 506 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 4.72" (4cm - 12cm) 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 78.8 °F (8°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Scutus antipodes
  Kurzschild Schildschnecke, Elefanten Schnecke
• 
  Scutus breviculus
  Schildschnecke, Entenschnabelschnecke
• Scutus forsythi
• Scutus howensis
• Scutus rueppelli
• Scutus sinensis
• 
  Scutus unguis
  Spaltnapfschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-01-05 22:04:03 

Last edit:

2024-12-04 14:08:29 

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