African Openbill vs sun shell

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Ciconiidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Anastomus	Astraea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.