Scutus · unidentified specimen — size comparison

Scutus has a broad, dark body usually covering a small, flattened shell. The traded specimen remained identified only to genus. The account describes these snai

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Length

wzdłuż ciała, bez czułków i wyrostków głowyScale for the stated dimensions · each animal is labelled

Scutus · unidentified specimen

Woda słona

Scutus sp.

ok. 4 cmOsobnik · płeć nieokreślona · przykład ilustracyjny
Body length

wzdłuż ciała, bez czułków i wyrostków głowyView: side · example, approximate proportions

Mass
Nie ustalono dla tego punktuMasa nie wyznacza skali
The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Measurement comparisonScale in cm
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Scutus · unidentified specimenBody lengthapprox. 4 cm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

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Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Scutus · unidentified specimen — size comparison — facts and sources

Scutus has a broad, dark body usually covering a small, flattened shell. The traded specimen remained identified only to genus.

The account describes these snails as chiefly grazing algae but also potentially taking food from other invertebrates. Establishing a particular specimen’s dietary details requires species identification.

Długość ciała (BL): wzdłuż ciała, bez czułków i wyrostków głowy. Przykład ilustracyjny 4 cm, nie średnia populacji. Ujęcia i proporcje są przybliżone.

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