Atlantic ghost cat shark vs plicate door snail

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Apristurus	Macrogastra
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic ghost cat shark and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic ghost cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

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 ghost cat shark

The Atlantic ghost cat shark (Apristurus laurussonii) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.