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]
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
Species within the genus Scutus include:[2]
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Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
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Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810 - [1]
- † Scutus bellardii Michelotti, 1847
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Scutus breviculus Blainville, 1817
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Scutus emarginatus (Philippi, 1851)
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Scutus forsythi (Iredale, 1937)
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Scutus howensis Iredale, 1940
- † Scutus mirus Gard, 2020
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Scutus olunguis Iredale, 1940
- † Scutus petrafixus Finlay, 1930
- † Scutus pliopunctatus Lozano-Francisco & Vera-Peláez, 2002
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Scutus rueppelli (Philippi, 1851)
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Scutus scapha (J.F. Gmelin, 1791) [3]
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Scutus sinensis (Blainville, 1825)
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Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scutus virgo Habe, 1951
- Species brought into synonymy
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Scutus ambiguus (Dillwyn, 1817): synonym of Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
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Scutus angustatus A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scutus astrolabeus Hedley, 1917: synonym of Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
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Scutus australis (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)
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Scutus corrugatus (Reeve, 1842): synonym of Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817): synonym of Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
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Scutus granulatus (Blainville, 1819): synonym of Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scutus parunguis Iredale, 1940: synonym of Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scutus savignyi Pallary, 1926: synonym of Scutus rueppeli (Philippi, 1851)
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Scutus veitchi (Cotton, 1953): synonym of Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
References
- Moore, R.C. (ed.) 1960. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part I. Mollusca 1. Boulder, Colorado & Lawrence, Kansas : Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press xxiii + 351 pp.
- Christiaens J. (1986). The Recent and fossil shells of the genus Scutus Montfort, 1810. Gloria Maris, 25(1):1-28
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
- 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.
- Geiger, D.L. & Thacker, C.E. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of Vetigastropoda reveals non-monophyletic Scissurellidae, Trochoidea, and Fissurelloidea. Molluscan Research 25(1): 47-55
- Aktipis, S.W., Boehm, E. & Giribet, G. 2011. Another step towards understanding the slit-limpets (Fissurellidae, Fissurelloidea, Vetigastropoda, Gastropoda): a combined five-gene molecular phylogeny. Zoologica Scripta 40(3): 238-259
A live individual 
