Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs ribbed grass snail

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Vallonia costata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Camaenidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Aetholitis	Vallonia
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Order level: Stylommatophora. (Stylommatophora)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	ribbed grass snail
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.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.