Broadmouth cat shark vs plicate door snail

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Apristurus	Macrogastra
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadmouth cat shark and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadmouth cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Broadmouth cat shark

The Broadmouth Cat Shark (Apristurus macrostomus) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.