Blue star vs sharp-ribbed door snail

Amsonia orientalis compared with Clausilia cruciata

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while sharp-ribbed door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	sharp-ribbed door snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Apocynaceae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Amsonia	Clausilia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Clausilia cruciata

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

sharp-ribbed door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	sharp-ribbed door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

sharp-ribbed door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.