Atlantic Ancula vs Starfruit

Ancula gibbosa compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Alismataceae
Genus	Ancula	Damasonium
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.