black-calabash vs grooved top shell

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Jujubinus striatus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while grooved top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	grooved top shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Trochidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Jujubinus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Jujubinus striatus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

grooved top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	grooved top shell
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.

grooved top shell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Greece, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

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.