Atlantic Ancula vs Fourspike heliotrope

Ancula gibbosa compared with Euploca procumbens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Ancula	Euploca
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Fourspike heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

Atlantic Ancula

The Atlantic Ancula (Ancula gibbosa) is a species in the genus Ancula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.