Bad-smelling Alkanet vs grooved top shell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Jujubinus striatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while grooved top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	grooved top shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochidae
Genus	Alkanna	Jujubinus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Jujubinus striatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

grooved top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	grooved top shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

grooved top shell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Greece, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.