Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster vs plicate door snail

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Nephropidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Macrogastra
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster

The Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster (Acanthacaris caeca) is a species in the genus Acanthacaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.