Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Fringed Cup

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Camaenidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Encoelia
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Fringed 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.

Fringed Cup

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.