Nudi Pixel: Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs Identification with Photographs

Scutus unguis

This is not nudibranch or sea slug

Photographed by: Vishal Bhave

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Prosobranchia
Family:	Fissurellidae
Species:	Scutus unguis

This individual is crawling actively, so its shell flat white is completely covered by the lobes of the mantle.

This is commonly known as Elephant Snail and its shell is Shield Shell.

Called Elephant Snails or Shield Shells, members of the genus Scutus have a white flattened shell partially covered by extensions of the foot. They are in the same family as the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

This individual has its mantle flaps entirely closed over its shell as it is crawling actively. The shell itself is white and flattened, and looks like a duck’s bill.

Detail showing head.

Locality:

• Indonesia
  • Kupang (3) Jul
  • Ambon (1) Mar
• India
  • Ratnagiri (2) Jan, Dec
• Kenya
  • Watamu (2) Apr, Dec
  • Malindi (1) Oct
  • Kilifi Creek (1) Jan
• Philippines
  • Anilao (1) May

 

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