black-calabash vs cylindrical cone

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Conus cylindraceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-calabash cylindrical cone
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family Bignoniaceae Conidae
Genus Amphitecna Conus
Species Amphitecna latifolia Conus cylindraceus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

cylindrical cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-calabash cylindrical cone
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

cylindrical cone

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Solomon Islands).

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

cylindrical cone

No description available.

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