vs Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Aetholitis gerdesae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Microcystaceae	Camaenidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Aetholitis
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Aetholitis gerdesae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Australia.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.