Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Blistered Cup

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Peziza vesiculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Blistered Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Camaenidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Peziza
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Peziza vesiculosa

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Blistered Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Australia.

Blistered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.