Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs glossy furrow-shell

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Abra nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	glossy furrow-shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Camaenidae	Semelidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Abra
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Abra nitida

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and glossy furrow-shell share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	glossy furrow-shell
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.

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.