black wattle vs sun shell

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Fabaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acacia	Astraea
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.