Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs sun shell

Acarospora fuscata compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	sun shell
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acarospora	Astraea
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

The Brown Cobblestone Lichen (Acarospora fuscata) is a species in the genus Acarospora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.