Scutus anatinus

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Scutus anatinus is a species of sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.{{WRMS species|216286|Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820)||19 April 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell attains 73.7 mm.

This marine species occurs off Australia.

Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc: Melbourne, Florida

[https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38762270 Donovan, E. (1808). Conchology, plate VI. In: Rees, A. (Ed.), 1802–1820, The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London. Plates Vol. V. Natural History]
[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/2132 Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.]
[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. London: John and Arthur Arch. Vol. 1: 1-580; Vol. 2: 581-1092 + index]
[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3350026 Hedley, C. (1917). Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XIII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 41: 680–719, pls 45-52]