Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Spiny Threadwort

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Camaenidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Cephaloziella
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.