beach alectryon vs herald snail

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Carychium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	herald snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ellobiidae
Genus	Alectryon	Carychium
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Carychium minimum

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

herald snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	herald snail
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.

herald snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.