Scutus

Scutus
	a live Scutus sinensis
	Dorsal view of a shell of Scutus breviculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Fissurelloidea
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Scutus; Blainville, 1817
Type species
	Scutus antipodes; Montfort, 1810
Synonyms[1]
	Aviscutum Iredale, 1940; Nannoscutum Iredale, 1937; Parmophorus Blainville, 1817 (unnecessary substitute name for Scutus); Scutum P. Fischer, 1885 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Scutus); Scutus (Aviscutum) Iredale, 1940;

Scutus is a genus of large sea snails or limpets with the common name "shield shells". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]

A live individual

Both the common name and the scientific name reflect the fact that the shells of species in this genus resemble a Roman shield.

Description

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]

Scutus ambiguus (Dillwyn, 1817): synonym of Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
Scutus astrolabeus Hedley, 1917: synonym of Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
Scutus australis (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
Scutus corrugatus (Reeve, 1842): synonym of Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817): synonym of Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
Scutus parunguis Iredale, 1940: synonym of Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scutus savignyi Pallary, 1926: synonym of Scutus rueppeli (Philippi, 1851)
Scutus veitchi (Cotton, 1953): synonym of Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810

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Bouchet, P. (2012). Scutus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204176 on 2013-01-20
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

Christiaens J. (1986). The Recent and fossil shells of the genus Scutus Montfort, 1810. Gloria Maris, 25(1):1-28
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.

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