black-calabash vs sun shell

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Astraea
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	sun 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.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.