beach alectryon vs sun shell

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Alectryon	Astraea
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.