Atlantic Ancula vs Mountain Saffron

Ancula gibbosa compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Ancula	Solorina
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.