black-calabash vs marble cone

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Conus marmoreus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	marble 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 marmoreus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

marble cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	marble 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.

marble cone

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, Norway, and Taiwan.

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.