The Elephant Snail shell is often completely covered over by its black mantel completely hiding the shell and appreaing like a black slug.
During the day the snail is often found hiding under rocks or in crevices looking much smaller in size and exposing the shell that colours from a whiteish grey to a whiteish green.
When active mostly at night this snails size is shown often being a big black mass moving across interidal pools. This species is a member of the keyhole limpet family, where the shell often seems to be an afterthough
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What habitats does Scutus antipodes live in?
Elephant Snails are found in intertidal rock pools and subtidailly under rocks
What is the distribution of Scutus antipodes?
New Zealand. Southern mainland Australia and Tasmania
How big does Scutus antipodes grow?
Shell can be up to 10cm long
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