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Gastropoda Name Fissurellidae 

Scutus (Scutus) antipodes (Montfort, 1810)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
   Scutus elongatus Blainville, 1817
   Patella anatinus Donovan, 1820
   Aviscutum veitchi Cotton, 1953

Common Name

Duck's Bill or Shield Shell p.52 []      Allan, J. 1950.  
Veitch Sheild Shell p.55 [as Aviscutum veitchi]      Cotton, B. C. 1959.  
Boat Shell p.88, pl.89E      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

New South Wales to Geralton, Western Australia

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
habitat: under stones [ and in crevices ]

References

 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.55, fig. 19 General reference
 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.53, fig. 18 [ as Scutus anatinus (Donovan) ]  Contains synonymy
 Hedley, C. 1917. p.704-706, pl. 47, figs. 7-9 Contains synonymy
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.30 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.59, pl. 6, fig. 29 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Fissurelloidea
                    Fissurellidae Fleming, 1922
                      Emarginulinae
                        Scutus Montfort, 1810
                          Scutus (Scutus) Montfort, 1810
                            Scutus (Scutus) antipodes (Montfort, 1810)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=5915) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.