beach alectryon vs Flat Periwinkle

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Littorina obtusata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Flat Periwinkle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Littorinidae
Genus	Alectryon	Littorina
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Littorina obtusata

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Flat Periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Flat Periwinkle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Flat Periwinkle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.