Broad-barred Knot-horn vs sun shell

Acrobasis consociella compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Pyralidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acrobasis	Astraea
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.