beach alectryon vs slit limpet

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Emarginula fissura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	slit limpet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Alectryon	Emarginula
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Emarginula fissura

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

slit limpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	slit limpet
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.

slit limpet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.