black currant-tree vs sun shell

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Antidesma	Astraea
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.