black-calabash vs least chink shell

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	least chink shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Littorinidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Lacuna
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Lacuna parva

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	least chink 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.

least chink shell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.