Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Thread Weed

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Camaenidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Ulva
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.