Atlantic Ancula vs Lined lantern shark

Ancula gibbosa compared with Etmopterus bullisi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Lined lantern shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Goniodorididae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Ancula	Etmopterus
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Etmopterus bullisi

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Ancula and Lined lantern shark share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Lined lantern shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Lined lantern shark
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.

Lined lantern shark

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.