Atlantic Ancula vs girdled snail

Ancula gibbosa compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Goniodorididae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Ancula	Hygromia
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Ancula and girdled snail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Gastropoda. (Gastropoda)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	girdled snail
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.

girdled snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden